As historian Emil Schürer put it, once a political dynasty was established by the Hasmonaeans, “their central concern was no longer with the fulfilment of the Torah [Jewish Law] but with the preservation and extension of their political power. ”
पू. १४० च्या सप्टेंबर महिन्यात जेरूसलेममध्ये एक महत्त्वाचा जाहीरनामा काढण्यात आला.