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2 Maccabees 4:8-10
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 4:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 [a]In a petition he promised the king three hundred and sixty talents of silver, with eighty talents from another source of revenue. 9 In addition, he committed himself to a payment of a further one hundred and fifty talents if he was given the authority to establish a gymnasium and a youth club to be affiliated with it, and to enroll the people of Jerusalem as Antiochians.
10 When the king gave his assent and Jason succeeded to the office, he immediately imposed the Greek way of life on his fellow Jews.
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- 2 Maccabees 4:8 Jason promised an increased tribute; the usual amount seems to have been around 300 talents. He expected to recover the sum from the usual entries of his little administrative region (Judea) and from eventual taxes that he could impose once he became high priest. Antiochians: honorary citizens of Antioch, a Hellenistic city of the Seleucid Kingdom that had a corporation of such people who enjoyed political and commercial privileges.
