1 Maccabees 1:56

And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire.

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Overview of 1 Maccabees 1:56

Summary

Sacred texts destroyed by burning

Place

Judea

Event

Religious texts systematically burned

Estimated Time Period

c. 165 BC