MATTATIAH ANTIGONUS Josephus preserved two of the

Josephus preserved two of the letters he received from him

This involves refraining from thirty-nine prohibited activities and making special arrangements for the day

At this time

And you do many such things

historically and biblically centered on Palestine

MATTATIAH ANTIGONUS Josephus preserved two of theAntigonus II Mattathias (Hebrew: , Matityahu), also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea. A puppet king installed by the Parthians, he was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea. In 37 BCE Herod handed him over to the Romans for execution, after Antigonus's three year reign during which he led the Jews' fierce struggle for independence against the Romans Antigonus was the second son of Aristobulus II,