What light does the Maccabean Revolt shed on religion in the Hellenistic Age?

Readings: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Maccabees+1&version=NRSV Grabbe, Lester, Introduction to Second Temple Judaism, Chapter 1, from 1.1 Historical and Religious Background through 1.1.5 The Maccabaean Revolt (pp 1-17) (in our APU library)