Journey to Palestine of the second century B.C., where Antiochus, a Syrian-Greek king, rules over the people of Israel, confronting them with a trying test of their faith. In Jerusalem the temple was the Holy Place, a place that King David's son had built for worship. The enemy of the Jews had destroyed this temple and the Greeks had begun to attack and ruin the sacred treasures previously used in temple ceremonies. The spirit of the faithful Jews was broken as they saw their world falling about them.They must bow down and accept the Greek gods...or die! Some submit, but not the Maccabees, a small group true to the faith of their fathers. Running time 30 minutes.
