Collective guilt and self-sacrifice in Sophocles' Antigone and in II & IV Maccabees

Dafni, Evangelia G.2015-09-232015Dafni, E.G. 2015, 'Collective guilt and self-sacrifice in Sophocles' Antigone and in II & IV Maccabees - preliminary cultural-critical remarks', Journal for Semitics, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 198-215.1013-8471http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50023Jewish-Hellenistic authors use language and ideas of ancient Greek tragedies in order to express their own religious and theological standpoints and make them accessible to the Greek-speaking world. This article highlights the significance of Sophocles’ Antigone for a cultural-critical understanding of the concepts of collective guilt and self-sacrifice in II Macc 6-7 and IV Macc.enUnisa PressGreek tragediesCollective guiltSelf-sacrificeSophocles' AntigoneII & IV MaccabeesJewish-HellenisticTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsCollective guilt and self-sacrifice in Sophocles' Antigone and in II & IV Maccabees - preliminary cultural-critical remarksArticle