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1. Maccabees, Books of: The Books of Maccabees (see Maccabee) are four books among the books of the Septuagint, the Old Testament accepted as inspired and canonical by the Orthodox Church in the Greek Orthodox Bible—First Maccabees, Second Maccabees, Third Maccabees and Fourth ... [100%] 2023-02-22 [Judaism] [Christianity]...
2. Maccabees, Books Of: There are four books which pass under this name—I, II, III, and IV Maccabees. The first of these is the only one of the four which can be regarded as a reliable historical source. I Maccabees: The First Book ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
3. Books Of Maccabees: Books Of Maccabees, the name given to several Apocryphal books of the Old Testament. The Vulgate contains two books of Maccabees which were declared canonical by the council of Trent (1546) and found a place among the Apocrypha of the ... [100%] 2022-09-02
4. Maccabees, Books Of: Maccabees, Books Of, the name given to several Apocryphal books of the Old Testament. The Vulgate contains two books of Maccabees which were declared canonical by the council of Trent (1546) and found a place among the Apocrypha of the ... [100%] 2022-09-02
5. Books of the Maccabees: The Books of Maccabees are ancient books, some of which are accepted by some Christians as Biblical. They are named because they all relate somehow to the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule; 1 & 2 Maccabees in particular give an account ... [86%] 2024-01-11 [Apocrypha]
6. Maccabees, Books Of, 1-2: MACCABEES, BOOKS OF, 1-2 mak'-a-bez, I. 1 MACCABEES 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Historicity 5. Author's Standpoint and Aim 6. Date 7. Sources 8. Original Language 9. Text and Versions LITERATURE II. 2 MACCABEES ... [77%] 1915-01-01
7. Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5: MACCABEES, BOOKS OF, 3-5 III. 3 Maccabees. 1. Name: The name 3 Maccabees, though occurring in the oldest manuscripts and VSS, is quite unsuitable, because the book refers to events which antedate the Maccabean age by about half a ... [77%] 1915-01-01