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The books of the maccabees biblical literature britannica. Dates are given in this book according to the beginning of the seleucid era. The first book of maccabees has been brought to life with this dramatized recording. Scholars believe that the author was a palestinian jew who was intimately familiar with the events described. It discusses how some jews succumbed to the temptations of hellenization. He had planned to make a surprise attack on the jewish army, 3 but judas learned of the plan and moved out with his men to attack the kings army at emmaus 4 while gorgias and his troops were still away. The first book of maccabees all chapters the bible youtube. The dates in this book are counted from the beginning of the syrian. In one approved marian apparition, our blessed mother makes reference to both the first and second books.

Second maccabees includes a different edition of the first seven chapters of 1 maccabees and was written at a later date, likely in alexandria, egypt. It describes the refusal of mattathias to perform pagan religious rites, the ensuing jewish revolt. First maccabees covers the efforts of the jewish people to regain their freedom following the desecration of the temple by antiochus iv epiphanes. The letter from judah maccabee to aristobulus is 2 maccabees 1. Both maccabees books essentially break down the history from antiochus ivs desecration to the jewish revolt.