According to the apocryphal book of 2 Maccabees, it caused considerable controversy when, as a Hellenizing effort, the apostate high priest Jason proposed to build a gymnasium in Jerusalem. ​ — 2 Macc.
Kā liecina apokrifiskā 2. Makabeju grāmata, daudzi bija sašutuši, kad, popularizēdams grieķu kultūru, bezdievīgais augstais priesteris Jāsons gribēja Jeruzālemē uzcelt sporta skolu. ( 2. Mak.