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[[Megillat Antiochus]] ({{lang-he|מגילת אנטיוכוס}} - "The Scroll of [[Antiochus IV|Antiochus]]"; also "Megillat HaHashmonaim", or "Megillat Hanukkah") is a work recounting the story of [[Hannukah]] and the history of the victory of the [[Maccabees]] (Hasmoneans) over the [[Seleucid Empire]].
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
|Name = Theater of the Mind
|Type = studio
|Artist = [[Ludacris]]
|Cover = Theater_Of_The_Mind.png
|Released = {{Start date|2008|11|25}}
|Recorded = 2007–2008
|Genre = [[Southern rap]]
|Length =
|Label = [[Disturbing tha Peace]], [[Def Jam Recordings|def Jam]]
|Producer = [[DJ Premier]], [[9th Wonder]], [[Clinton Sparks]], [[Dre & Vidal]], Ice Drake, [[Don Cannon]],<ref name=buzznet/> [[Kanye West]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Just Blaze]], [[Darkchild]], [[Ski (producer)|Ski]], [[Organized Noize]], [[DJ Toomp]], [[Drumma Boy]]
|Reviews =
|Last album = ''[[Release Therapy]]''<br/>(2006)
|This album = '''''Theater of the Mind''''' <br/>(2008)
|Next album =
{{Singles
|Name = Theater of the Mind
|Type = studio
|single 1 = [[What Them Girls Like]]
|single 1 date = August 7, 2008
|single 2 = [[Wish You Would]]
|single 2 date = September 2, 2008
|single 3 = Undisputed
|single 3 date= September 30, 2008
}}}}


This work has come down to us in both [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]; the Hebrew version is a literal translation from the Aramaic original. It was published for the first time in [[Mantova]] in 1557. The Hebrew text with an English translation can be found in the [[Siddur]] of [[Philip Birnbaum]].
'''''Theater of the Mind''''' is the sixth upcoming [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] rapper [[Ludacris]]. It is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2008.<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=308&news_id=106324 Ludacris official website]</ref>


Recent scholarship dates Megillat Antiochus to somewhere between the 2nd and 5th Centuries, probably in the 2nd Century<ref name=biu>{{cite web |url=http://www.biu.ac.il/JH/Parasha/eng/miketz/zev.html |title=The Scroll of Antiochus: Rabbi Benjamin Zvieli |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref>, with the Hebrew dating to the seventh century [http://customerservant.com/2006/12/16/]. The scroll is first mentioned by [[Simeon Kayyara]] (ca. [[825|825 C.E.]]) in [[Simeon_Kayyara#The_Halakot_Gedolot|''Halakhot Gedolot'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Hanukkah/TO_Hanukkah_Community/HanukkahScroll.htm |title=My Jewish Learning - Hanukkah Scroll |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> [[Saadia Gaon]], who translated it into [[Arabic language| Arabic]] in the 9th Century, ascribed it to the Maccabees themselves, but this seems unlikely, since it gives dates as so many years before the destruction of the [[Second Temple]] in 70 AD.<ref name=biu /> [[Louis Ginzberg]], writing in the [[Jewish Encyclopedia]], indicates that this megilla is a "spurious work" based on unhistorical sources, with the exception of its plagiarism of certain passages from [[First Book of the Maccabees]].<ref name=JE>{{JewishEncyclopedia|article=Scroll Of Antiochus |url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1596&letter=A |author=Louis Ginsberg}}</ref> Nevertheless, as mentioned, it was held in very high esteem by Saadia Gaon, [[Nissim ben Jacob]], and others.
==Background==
The album was slated for release on October 21st, but was pushed back to November 25. In April 2008, a song named "Stay Together" appeared on xxlmag.com;<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=20680 Ludacris "Stay Together" audio.]</ref> supposedly from the new album. [[DJ Toomp]] has also worked on this album.<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=19317 DJ Toomp: Grammy Family]. Accessed July 6, 2008.</ref> [[T.I.]] will also be appearing on a track called "Wish You Would".<ref name=wishyouwouldmtv>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592463/20080808/ludacris.jhtml Ludacris, T.I. 'Wish You Would' Believe There's No Beef Between Them.] Accessed August 8, 2008.</ref>


During the [[Middle Ages]], Megillat Antiochus was read in the [[Italian Jews#Italian rite Jews|Italian]] [[synagogues]] on [[Hanukkah]] just as the [[Book of Esther]] is read on [[Purim]]. It still forms part of the liturgy of the [[Yemenite Jews]]: the [[Baladi |Baladi rite]] included this scroll as part of the prayer service for Hanukkah, since at one time it was customary to teach it to young schoolchildren during Hanukkah [http://customerservant.com/2006/12/16/the-scroll-of-the-hasmoneans/].
The first single "[[What Them Girls Like]]" was released on August 7, 2008. The single "co-stars" [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] and [[Sean Garrett]].


Note that today's [[1 Maccabees|Books of the Maccabees]], which are part of the [[Apocrypha]], are entirely different from this work. These books are relatively lengthy, and of the four books only the first two deal with the activities of Matitiyahu the Maccabee ([[Mattathias]]) and his sons in general, and of [[Judah the Maccabee]] in particular. The rest of the books bear this name only because other heroic deeds are recounted there, but have nothing to do with Judah the Maccabee and his brothers. They were originally written in [[Greek language|Greek]] [http://customerservant.com/2006/12/16/the-scroll-of-the-hasmoneans/].
The second single "[[Wish You Would]]" was released on September 2, 2008. The single "co-stars" T.I..

A video for the song "Undisputed" has been made and first shown on the BET Network. The video features boxer [[Floyd Mayweather, Jr.]] and 6-year old boxer Pretty Boy Bam Bam.<ref name=undisputed>ATLien (September 8, 2008). [http://straightfromthea.com/2008/09/08/video-ludacris-vs-a-6-year-old Video ~ Ludacris vs. a 6 Year Old] ''Straight From the A''. Accessed September 8, 2008</ref>

==Concept==
Ludacris says the album is [[theatre|theatrical]], conceptual-wise. Every song you hear sounds like a [[scene (film)|scene]] from a [[film|movie]].<ref name=rapup>(July 16, 2008). [http://www.rap-up.com/2008/07/16/ludacris-gets-theatrical-on-sixth-album/ Ludacris Gets Theatrical on Sixth Album] ''Rap-Up''. Accessed August 3, 2008.</ref>

==Guests==
Ludacris stated that none of the tracks will be featuring any guests, instead they will be "co-starring".<ref name=wishyouwouldmtv/> Confirmed co-stars include [[Lil Wayne]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]<ref name=complexludainterview>[http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Web-Exclusive/Ludacris?page=2 Ludacris Interview.]</ref>, [[T.I.]], [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]], [[Nas]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Sean Garrett]], [[T-Pain]], [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]], [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], [[Spike Lee]], [[Playaz Circle]], Willy Northpole<ref name=billboardludacrissept2>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844677 Ludacris' Busy Fall: New Album, Two Films.] Accessed September 2, 2008.</ref>, [[Criss Angel]]<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=308&news_id=106324 Ludacris official website]</ref> and more. The rock band [[Good Charlotte]] is planned to have an appearance.<ref name=buzznet>[http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/j2282381/ Ludacris Acts Out on September's 'Theater of the Mind']</ref> Ludacris' fellow [[Disturbing tha Peace]] artist, Willy Northpole is scheduled to co-star with [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] as a backing vocalist.<ref name=bet>Low Key ([[July 17]], [[2008]]). [http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/the-ludacris-experience/ The Ludacris Experience…] ''BET''. Accessed August 3, 2008.</ref> He hopes to work with [[Eminem]] for the album.<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>

==''The Preview''==
Ludacris released a "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape with [[DJ Drama]] called ''[[The Preview]]''. The mixtape was released as a download on July 28, 2008.

==Confirmed tracks==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Featured guest(s)
!Written by
!Producer(s)
!Length
|-
|"Call Up the Homies"<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>
|[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] & Willy Northpole
|C. Bridges, J. Taylor, W. Adams
|[[Clinton Sparks]]
|
|-
|"Do the Right Thing (Wake Up)"<ref name=hiphopchronical>http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2008/09/18/ludacris-speaks-to-the-hip-hop-chronicle-videoaudio Ludacris Speaks to Hip Hop Chronicle</ref>
|[[Common (rapper)|Common]] & [[Spike Lee]]
|C. Bridges, L. Lynn, S. Lee
|[[9th Wonder]]
|
|-
|"Everybody Hates Chris"<ref>[http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2008/09/gyants_honorabl.html Gyan's Honorable Mention]</ref>
|[[Chris Rock]]
|C. Bridges, D. Cannon
|[[Don Cannon]]
|
|-
|"I Do It For Hip Hop"<ref name=ludacrisangie>[http://videos.onsmash.com/v/LyarCzjWtcuXwZUj Angie Martinez Interviews Ludacris.]</ref>
|[[Nas]]
|C. Bridges, N. Jones
|
|-
|"Last of a Dying Breed"<ref name=billboardmind/>
|[[Lil Wayne]]
|C. Bridges, D. Carter
|
|
|-
|"Let's Stay Together"<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>
|
|C. Bridges, P. Beauregard
|[[DJ Paul]]
|4:18
|-
|"MVP"<ref name=billboardmind>Hillary Crosley (September 26, 2008). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003855663 Ludacris Lets Listeners Inside His 'Mind'] ''Billboard''. Accessed September 26, 2008.</ref>
|
|C. Bridges, C. Martin
|[[DJ Premier]]
|
|-
|"One More Drink"<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>
|[[T-Pain]]
|C. Bridges, F. Najm
|
|3:43
|-
|"Southern Gangsters"<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=308&news_id=106296 Listen In On The Ludacris Theather of the Mind Conference Call]</ref>
|[[Playaz Circle]] & [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]
|C. Bridges, T. Epps, E. Conyers, W. Roberts
|
|-
|"Undisputed"<ref name=undisputed/>
|[[Floyd Mayweather]]
|C. Bridges, F. Mayweather
|Don Cannon
|4:36
|-
|"[[What Them Girls Like]]"<ref name=bet/>
|[[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] & [[Sean Garrett]]
|C. Bridges, C. Brown, S. Garrett, R. Jerkins
|[[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]]
|4:06
|-
|"[[Wish You Would]]"<ref name=wishyouwouldmtv/>
|[[T.I.]]
|C. Bridges, C. Harris, A. Davis
|
|4:50
|}


==References==
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==External links and References==
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'''References'''
*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1596&letter=A Antiochus, Scroll Of], Louis Ginzberg, jewishencyclopedia.com
*[http://www.biu.ac.il/JH/Parasha/eng/miketz/zev.html The Scroll of Antiochus], Rabbi Benjamin Zvieli, biu.ac.il
*[http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Hanukkah/TO_Hanukkah_Community/HanukkahScroll.htm A Megillah for Hanukkah?], Rabbi David Golinkin, myjewishlearning.com


'''Fulltext resources'''
[[Category:Albums produced by 9th Wonder]]
*[http://www.tsel.org/torah/megant/index.html Hebrew Text]
[[Category:Albums produced by Darkchild]]
*[http://customerservant.com/2006/12/16/the-scroll-of-the-hasmoneans/ Birnbaum Translation]
[[Category:Albums produced by DJ Premier]]
*[http://www.tsel.org/torah/megant/eindex.html Tsel Harim Torah Library Translation]
[[Category:Albums produced by DJ Toomp]]
*[http://webs.wichita.edu/mschneegurt/jewish/scroll.html Hebrew and English Text as PDF]
[[Category:Albums produced by Eminem]]
*[http://www.torahlab.org/download/scroll_antiochus_v2.pdf TorahLab translation with footnotes]
[[Category:Albums produced by Just Blaze]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Kanye West]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Swizz Beatz]]


[[Category:Rabbinic literature]]
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[[Category:Hasmoneans]]

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Megillat Antiochus (Hebrew: מגילת אנטיוכוס - "The Scroll of Antiochus"; also "Megillat HaHashmonaim", or "Megillat Hanukkah") is a work recounting the story of Hannukah and the history of the victory of the Maccabees (Hasmoneans) over the Seleucid Empire.

This work has come down to us in both Aramaic and Hebrew; the Hebrew version is a literal translation from the Aramaic original. It was published for the first time in Mantova in 1557. The Hebrew text with an English translation can be found in the Siddur of Philip Birnbaum.

Recent scholarship dates Megillat Antiochus to somewhere between the 2nd and 5th Centuries, probably in the 2nd Century[1], with the Hebrew dating to the seventh century [1]. The scroll is first mentioned by Simeon Kayyara (ca. 825 C.E.) in Halakhot Gedolot.[2] Saadia Gaon, who translated it into Arabic in the 9th Century, ascribed it to the Maccabees themselves, but this seems unlikely, since it gives dates as so many years before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD.[1] Louis Ginzberg, writing in the Jewish Encyclopedia, indicates that this megilla is a "spurious work" based on unhistorical sources, with the exception of its plagiarism of certain passages from First Book of the Maccabees.[3] Nevertheless, as mentioned, it was held in very high esteem by Saadia Gaon, Nissim ben Jacob, and others.

During the Middle Ages, Megillat Antiochus was read in the Italian synagogues on Hanukkah just as the Book of Esther is read on Purim. It still forms part of the liturgy of the Yemenite Jews: the Baladi rite included this scroll as part of the prayer service for Hanukkah, since at one time it was customary to teach it to young schoolchildren during Hanukkah [2].

Note that today's Books of the Maccabees, which are part of the Apocrypha, are entirely different from this work. These books are relatively lengthy, and of the four books only the first two deal with the activities of Matitiyahu the Maccabee (Mattathias) and his sons in general, and of Judah the Maccabee in particular. The rest of the books bear this name only because other heroic deeds are recounted there, but have nothing to do with Judah the Maccabee and his brothers. They were originally written in Greek [3].

References

  1. ^ a b "The Scroll of Antiochus: Rabbi Benjamin Zvieli". Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  2. ^ "My Jewish Learning - Hanukkah Scroll". Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  3. ^  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Louis Ginsberg (1901–1906). "Scroll Of Antiochus". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

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References

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