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 | | Permeating 2 Maccabees is a belief in God’s retributive justice. | | | The doctrine of the resurrection is repudiated in 1 Maccabees. | | | Since, in 2 Maccabees, on several occasions angelic beings appear, protecting the Temple or assisting Judas and his followers, Jason must believe in the existence of angels (see 3:24-40; 5:2-4; 10:29-30; 11:8; in 15:11-16 Onias III and the prophet Jeremiah appear to Judas). |
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| | 1 Maccabees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The name Maccabee probably means "hammer" and is properly applied only to the first leader of the revolt, Judas, third son of the priest Mattathias. | | | 1 Maccabees is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible which was written by a Jewish (pre-Christian) author, probably about 100 BC, after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom. | | | The doctrine expressed in the book reflects traditional Jewish teaching, without any of the new doctrines found in, for example, 2 Maccabees. |
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| | The New American Bible - IntraText |
| | [2] Apollonius, son of Gennaeus: not the Apollonius who was the son of Menestheus (⇒ 2 Macc 4:21). | | | [42-45] This is the earliest statement of the doctrine that prayers (&; 2 Macc 12:42) and sacrifices (⇒ 2 Macc 12:43) for the dead are efficacious. | | | That is, he believed that expiation could be made for certain sins of otherwise good men-soldiers who had given their lives for God's cause. |
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http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_PEG.HTM
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| | Mad Max & the Maccabees |
| | 2 Maccabees explains why God allowed – indeed, ordained – the suffering of the Jewish people, not to mention the desecration of the temple by the impious pagan king Antiochus IV. | | | Like 1 Maccabees, the second book was composed around 100 B.C. But, unlike its predecessor, 2 Maccabees was originally written in Greek, not Hebrew. | | | In the story of the Maccabees, not only does a Syrian king invade Israel and defile the temple, but he ends up being defeated by a rag-tag group of Jewish guerillas. |
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| | 4 MACCABEES, NRSV APOCRYPHA |
| | 2 Two courses were open to this mother, that of religion, and that of preserving her seven sons for a time, as the tyrant had promised. | | | Although not a part of the canon of scripture of any religious community, 4 Maccabees is included in some important manuscripts of the Septuagint (the Greek Bible), and its particularly vivid, sometimes morbid, presentation of unflinching commitment to one's faith was a source of inspiration for Jews during the Hellenistic era. | | | While it is unlikely that 4 Maccabees was known to any New Testament authors, the book's interpretation of martyrdom is representative of the theological milieu in which early Christians attached atoning significance to the suffering and death of Jesus (e.g., Mt 26.28; Mk 10.45; Rom 3.24-25; Heb 9.11-14; 1 Jn 1.7). |
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| | The name, Maccabee, meaning "hammerer" or "hammer-like", was originally the surname of Judas, the third son of Mattathias, because of his valour in combating the enemies of Israel, but was later extended to all the descendants of Mattathias, and even to all who took part in the rebellion. | | | Herod successively murdered all the relatives of the Maccabees and the line of the Maccabees became extinct in 7 B.C. However, in the time of Jesus, the Pharisees were the layman followers of Judas Maccabee, and the Sadducees were the priests followers of Simon Maccabee. | | | Written about 50 BC Third and Fourth Maccabees, also found in the Septuagint, were not included in St. Jerome’s Vulgate nor in the Catholic Bibles, and are usually classified among the Pseudepigrapha... |
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http://www.biblia.com/bible/maccabees.htm
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| | While 1 Maccabees is generally considered historically more reliable where the two are parallel, 2 Maccabees is of value because it describes in greater detail the Hellenistic reform and the origin of the revolt prior to the emergence of the Maccabees, and because it provides greater insight into the history of the Jewish religion. | | | A threat to the Temple during the high-priesthood of Onias III is thwarted by a supernatural manifestation (3:1-4:6) | | | The desecration of the Temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, here pictured as a response to a revolt against the Hellenistic reforms rather than, as in 1 Maccabees, an effort to impose a state religion on the Jews (chap. |
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| | MAACAH |
| | (2) The author is a religious patriot, believing that his people have been Divinely chosen and that the cause of Israel is the cause of God. | | | There can be no doubt that 2 Maccabees was first of all composed, and that subsequently either the author or a later hand prefixed these letters on account of their affinity in thought to the book as it first existed. | | | In 1 Macc 3:38 and 2 Macc 4:45 he is called "Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes." At first he was a fierce and cruel enemy of the Jews and was one of those chosen by Lysias to destroy Israel and reduce Judas Maccabee (same place). |
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| | 1 & 2 Maccabees (This Rock: January 1993) |
| | Thus, for example, in 2 Maccabees 12:43 there is Judas' act of faith in the resurrection and salvation of his fallen soldiers, but he realizes that they must atone for their sins in the next life, and he wishes to help them in this and asks for prayers from the living. | | | Antiochus was determined to impose hellenic religion and civilization in Palestine as elsewhere, and naturally this was anathema to the Jews, who at this time were quite faithful to the Covenant with Yahweh. | | | The origin of the word "maccabee" is unclear; it may derive from the Hebrew word maqqabi (= hammer) - a reference to Judas' physical strength and exploits. |
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http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1993/9301otg.asp
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| | THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Year C |
| | Daniel 12:1-2 (ca 175 B.C.E.) and 2 Maccabees 7, from which today’s first reading has been excerpted, are believed to be among the earliest references to the evolving concept of death as the door to resurrected life, wherein the just would be rewarded with joy and the wicked would receive retribution for their sins. | | | Written as a source of encouragement, 2 Thessalonians exhorted the suffering to remain steadfast in their faith and to draw strength from their hope that when Jesus appeared again in glory, their persecutors would be punished and they, themselves, would be relieved of every affliction (2 Thessalonians 1:3-10). | | | Without quashing their eagerness for the Lord’s coming, the author of 2 Thessalonians advised a more practical means of preparedness, viz., to tend to the responsibilities of everyday living with devotedness and dedication while waiting to welcome Jesus, whenever and however, he should choose to return. |
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http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/sanchez/locked/cyclec/ordinarytimec/sunday3298c.htm
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| | 2 MACCABEES, NRSV APOCRYPHA |
| | The relation between these two beliefs is clearly articulated in the speeches of the mother and her seven sons (ch 7), which provide the most closely reasoned arguments in the Bible about the resurrection of the dead. | | | In 2 Maccabees the history of the Temple, reflecting the fortunes of the Jewish people, follows this cycle. | | | A constellation of important theological ideas not found in the Hebrew scriptures but important in Judaism and Christianity appears in 2 Maccabees. |
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http://www.anova.org/sev/htm/ap/10_2maccabees.htm
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| | USCCB - NAB - 2maccabees - Introduction |
| | Of theological importance are the author's teachings on the resurrection of the just on the last day (2 Macc 7:9, 11, 14, 23; 14:46), the intercession of the saints in heaven for people living on earth (15:11-16), and the power of the living to offer prayers and sacrifices for the dead (12:39-46). | | | These direct the course of events, both to punish the sacriligeous and blashphemous pagans, and to purify God's holy temple and restore it to his faithful people. | | | It is certain, however, that both works were written in Greek, which explains why the Second Book of Maccabees was not included in the canon of the Hebrew Bible. |
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http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2maccabees/intro.htm
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| | Faith Guides . Bible Boot Camp . Old Testament BustedHalo.com |
| | The books also provide background about the Jewish feast of Hanukkah (2 Macc 1:19 and on), the new belief among Jews in the resurrection of the dead (2 Macc 7), and God's creation of the world "out of nothing" (2 Macc 7). | | | Basically, the Israelites presented in these books rejected the idea that, "it's all [to be] Greek to me!" Most of the military conflicts presented here are seen by Judas and his faith-filled followers as a holy war against the destruction of their religion by a decadent outside influence. | | | Their last name means alternately, "hammer-headed," and "designated by God," which gives you a good idea what these books are about -- wars for Israel's religious and political freedom. |
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http://www.bustedhalo.com/faith_guides/macc.htm
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| | Second Maccabees |
| | The Book of Second Maccabees with its references to prayers for the dead also has led to theological discussion concerning purgatory. | | | The introductory festal letters are separate Semitic sources from the abridged history. | | | The historical narrative begins in the third chapter, preceded by the two introductory letters addressed to Jews of the Diaspora. |
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http://ourworld.cs.com/tomofield/Apocrypha/Summaries/2maccabees.html
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| | 1 and 2 Maccabees |
| | The passage 2 Macc 12:39-45 has often drawn attention due to its apparent support of prayer for the dead. | | | 2 Maccabees blames sins of Israel [2 Macc 5:17-20; 6:12-16] | | | Does the perpetual fire in 2 Macc 1:19 - 2:7 have anything to do with the rabbinic tradition of the 8 days oil for the dedication? |
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http://my.execpc.com/~gto/Apocrypha/Lectures/1-2macc.html
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Name of Jesus Christ |
| | The word Christ, Christos, the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Messias, means "anointed." According to the Old Law, priests (Exodus 29:29; Leviticus 4:3), kings (1 Samuel 10:1; 24:7), and prophets (Isaiah 61:1) were supposed to be anointed for their respective offices; now, the Christ, or the Messias, combined this threefold dignity in His Person. | | | It was also the name of the author of Ecclesiaticus of one of Christ's ancestors mentioned in the genealogy, found in the Third Gospel (Luke 3:29), and one of the St. Paul's companions (Colossians 4:11). | | | Chrysostom emphasizes again the Hebrew derivation of the word and its meaning soter (Hom., ii, 2), thus agreeing with the exegesis of the angel speaking to St. |
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| | The Apocrypha |
| | At a minimum, 2 Esdras shows that, at the time of Christ, there were Jewish sects that believed in many of the same precepts as Christianity, such as original sin, a divine Messiah, and a final judgement day for sinners. | | | 4 Maccabees, which appears in an appendix in the Septuagint, is written in the form of a sermon, seemingly to demonstrate that the Greek philosophy of rational judgment being the highest virtue is fully reconcilable with Jewish religious belief, and belief in the Law. | | | 4 Maccabees is a stirring tribute to the ability of religious faith to overcome even the direst forms of torture. |
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| | A Note on the Use of the Bible in 1 Maccabees | | | This site is both a resource for in Biblical Geography, and is also designed as an educational and enjoyable site within itself, putting both the Land of Israel and the Bible in some perspective to which we can relate. | | | An article about the use of the Bible, especially Neviim Rishonim, in I Maccabees. |
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| | A STUDY OF THE APOCRYPHA |
| | Read of the fourth son in 2 Maccabees 7:13,14. | | | Herod came to be the King of Judea and in an attempt to please the Jews, he had the Temple rebuilt which was present in the days of Christ. | | | The fifth son is also tortured and killed, but not before he adds to the message given to the king. |
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| | Second Maccabees and the Rest of the Holy Bible |
| | Our conclusion that there was no rigidly fixed canon in Judaism in the 1st and early 2nd centuries AD means that when the Church was in its formative period and was using the sacred books of the Jews, there was no canon for the Church to adopt. | | | Second Maccabees and the Rest of the Holy Bible | | | Evangelical Outreach continues, "For example, in 2 Maccabees 15:38,39, we read, 'So these things being done with relation to Nicanor and from that time the city being possessed by the Hebrews, I also will here make an end of my narration. |
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| | How Daniel 9 Anticipates the Destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 |
| | Critics identify this Messiah as the high priest Onias III, who, according to a tradition preserved in 2 Maccabees, was assassinated early in the reign of Antiochus (12). | | | The Second Book of Maccabees, a generally reliable but by no means infallible source, says that 40,000 people died in three days (3). | | | But whether this tradition is correct is an unsettled question (13). |
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| | [2] And how that the prophet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, when they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments. | | | [2] Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously, but give honour to that day, which he, that seeth all things, hath honoured with holiness above all other days. | | | [2] It came to pass that even the kings themselves did honour the place, and magnify the temple with their best gifts; |
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| | The Tree Stages of the Church of Christ in 2 Maccabees |
| | The Tree Stages of the Church of Christ in 2 Maccabees | | | What he saw was this: Onias, who had been high priest, a noble and good man, of modest bearing and gentle manner, one who spoke fittingly and had been trained from childhood in all that belongs to excellence, was praying with outstretched hands for the whole body of the Jews. | | | Part 6: Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Feast of Lights in December, described in the Bible only in the two books of Maccabee (1Mac. |
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| | I refuse to obey your orders (2 Maccabees 7.30 by Annie Vallotton, from the Good News Bible (C) American Bible Society) 6) 2 Maccabees 5 He sent the women and the children on ahead with the baggage (2 Maccabees 12.21 by Annie Vallotton, from the Good News Bible (C) American Bible Society) | | | His courageous death was remembered as a glorious example (2 Maccabees 6.31 by Annie Vallotton, from the Good News Bible (C) American Bible Society) | | | They were panic-stricken and fled, leaving their campfires burning (1 Maccabees 12.28 by Annie Vallotton, from the Good News Bible (C) American Bible Society) |
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| | Schwartz: 2 Maccabees |
| | We have already noted that this verse is unique in II Maccabees insofar as it is the only biblical verse explicitly quoted. | | | In II Maccabees, Judas and his men call God's attention to the martyrs' deaths, and He consequently relents. | | | After noting that I Maccabees' language, style and tone are simple and like that of the Hebrew Bible, which is why it is usually classed together with the books of Samuel and Kings, he goes on to qualify that: |
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| | 1 Maccabees |
| | [2] its contents were as follows: "King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and ethnarch and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. | | | Antiochus, the son of Demetrius the king, sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon, the priest and ethnarch of the Jews, and to all the nation; | | | [2] And Simon called in his two older sons Judas and John, and said to them: "I and my brothers and the house of my father have fought the wars of Israel from our youth until this day, and things have prospered in our hands so that we have delivered Israel many times. |
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| | Bible Query from the Apocrypha |
| | The Slavonic Orthodox apocrypha is the same as the Catholic plus Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, 2 Esdras, 3 Esdras, and 3 Maccabees. | | | Slavonic Orthodox: Same as the Catholic Apocrypha plus 2 Esdras, 3 Esdras, and 3 Maccabees, Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151. | | | His quotes are unusual for the time as he almost always gives the book of the source of the quote. |
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| | =20 5) 2 Maccabees focuses on more obviously "religious" issues=.=20 What is the nature of Antiochus' forced Hellenization as it is described in= =20 2 Macc 4, 6? | | | What are the differences between the two texts about what are t= he=20 causes of the conflict? | | | What doe= s=20 the conflict in 1 Macc 1 tell us about the attitude of some Jews towards=20 pagan culture? |
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| | WWSB -- 2 Maccabees |
| | Maccabees (books of Bible) -- Bible - Encarta Concise Encyclopedia | | | Books of the Maccabees -- Easton's Bible Dictionary | | | About Esdras and the Books of the Maccabees -- St Augustine - The City of God |
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http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/2Maccabees
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| | Second Maccabees |
| | By removing worship from the Place of Jerusalem or Gerezim to the human SPIRIT or MIND, Jesus repudiated the worship of Zeus and Dionysus or Bacchus which focused on music. | | | See Fourth Maccabees for a vivid description of torture alluded to in Hebrews 11 | | | Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: Heb 11:35 |
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| | The Old Testament Canon and Apocrypha |
| | Apocrypha is a Greek word meaning things hidden, and in ancient times this word was applied to religious writings esteemed almost as scripture by some, but which were not read to the unlearned in public. | | | Both of these stories were evidently written around 150-100 B.C. The Prayer of Manasseh. | | | This book was rejected by the Roman Catholics at the Council of Trent in 1546. |
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| | RE: orion-list 1, 2 Maccabees |
| | Prev by Date: Re: orion-list 1, 2 Maccabees | | | Prev by thread: Re: orion-list 1, 2 Maccabees | | | After dealing with the issue of the absence of the Similitudes of Enoch from the Qumran manuscripts for more than two decades, my response is that about all one can conclude is that the books of the Maccabees have not been found (so far) among the Qumran manuscripts. |
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| | 2 Maccabees |
| | Introduction to the Book of 2 Maccabees, New American Bible. | | | "Purity and Nationalism in Second Temple Literature: 1 - 2 Maccabees and Jubilees," Joseph Hellerman, |
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| | Books of the Bible: 2 Maccabees |
| | 2 Maccabees begins with letters to the Jewish community in Egypt, inviting them to celebrate the purification of the Temple that was accomplished by the Maccabees. | | | The book recounts the Syrian attempts to impose Greek customs on the Jews and the defilement of the Temple. | | | An account of the attempts to make Jews adopt Greek customs, the deaths of the Jewish martyrs, and the victories of Judas Maccabeus. |
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| | USCCB - NAB - 2 Maccabees 7 |
| | [9] The King of the world will raise us up: here, and in 2 Macc 7:11, 14, 23, 29, 36, belief in the future resurrection of the body, at least for the just, is clearly stated; cf also 2 Macc 12:44; 14:46; Daniel 12:2. | | | Enough has been said about the sacrificial meals and the excessive cruelties. |
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http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2maccabees/2maccabees7.htm
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| | Bibles, Commentaries, Dictionaries, Concordances |
| | Deuterocanonical-Apocrypha Books, Old Testament: 1 Esdras (Ezra), 2 Esdras (Nehemaiah), Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom. |
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| | The book is full of miracles and long, grizzly stories about martyrs. | | | This historical epitome (specifically, pathetic history) outlines the events surrounding the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids between 187 and 161 BC, considerably dramatizing the story as compared to 1 Maccabees. | | | Two introductory letters and a prologue identify the book as a summary of a (now lost) 5-volume history by Jason of Cyrene. |
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| | 2 Macabees – centers of God’s action |
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