Christ could ve ended all humanity and earth instead of being crucified. All four apocryphal books of maccabees were contained in codex sinaiticus. The contents of the book can be summarized as follows. The hellenization of judah and the nonviolent resistance by mattathias. This history includes battles with antiochus iv and his son. Lori arsenault the book of 2 machabees more commonly rendered 2 maccabees is an abridgement of another work, now lost, which describes the events surrounding.
Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. The author tells us that he is summarizing a 5volume work by jason of cyrene 2. Father, may this series of simple reading guides to the books of the bible. This work no longer exists, but is the basis for 2 maccabees. For there is certainly some special divine power about the place. Librivox recording of 2 maccabees by douayrheims version drv. The first book of the maccabees book of the maccabees book of the maccabees books deuterocanon. Note that 2 maccabees reports on many of the same events as 1 maccabees, but from a more spiritual perspective. Second book of maccabees, pt 1 of 2, new american bible duration. Simple bible reading guide 2 maccabees presentation ministries. All gives 400 silent years of insight of our lords continual disappointment in our terrible behavior as well as his continual mercy.