The Biblical Annals, 2025, Tom 15 (72), Nr 2

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    Hapax Legomenon διχοστασία in 1 Macc 3:29 and in Ancient Greek Literature
    (Wydawnictwo KUL, 2025) Nawrot, Janusz
    The First Book of Maccabees contains many hapax legomena, including διχοστασία men­tioned in the title of this article, recorded in 3:29. The author attempts to answer what role this term plays in the divinely inspired text and why it was used there. Is it a mere lexical enrichment of the author’s writ­ing, or does it have a deeper theological meaning? Does it contain something that privileges it over other related terms since it was used? An analysis of the role of the term in question in 3:29 will help address the questions above. When writing about discord or rebellion, does the hagiographer employ other Greek concepts that he could also use in 1 Macc 3:29? Finally, what does Greek extra-biblical literature contribute to the understanding of the noun διχοστασία potentially influencing its intentional use in the verse under examination.