Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading books of the maccabees illustrated. And some of those that followed him came to mark the way, but they could not find it. Unlike 1 maccabees, 2 maccabees was written in koine greek, probably in alexandria, egypt, c. Back to the main page back to the holy bible the second book of maccabees also known as the the second book of machabees chapter 1 1. Read world english bible british edition second maccabees chapter 8 apocryphal books included. All the events of the second century bce are important only insofar as they involve the temple in jerusalem.
Peter comestor, historia scholastica, cited by book and. Read and listen to the douayrheims catholic bible drb second maccabees chapter 8 challoner revision. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The middle english metrical paraphrase of the old testament 2011. The author tells us that he is summarizing a 5volume work by jason of cyrene 2.
The second book has a more theological slant, advancing several doctrines followed by the orthodox and roman catholic churches. Second maccabees 6 chapter vi study second maccabees expositions. Ii maccabees, chapter 1 1 the jewish brethren in jerusalem and those in the land of judea, to their jewish brethren in egypt, greeting, and good peace. Second book of maccabees 6 and 9 robbins library digital. The paraphrasepoet completes his old testament paraphrase by using prayer to fuse his account of 2 maccabees 9 to 2 maccabees 7.
It is an abridgment of a larger work of five books written by a jason of cyrene who is otherwise unknown see 2. It is a translation of the bible from the latin vulgate into english. The second book of maccabees, also known as the second. The maccabees story reflects a theme of the book, that the strength of the jews lies in the fulfillment of the practical mitzvot. Some protestants include 2 maccabees as part of the biblical apocrypha. So he spit out the meat and went willingly to the place of torture, showing how people should have courage to refuse unclean food, even if it costs them. He seems also to have made use of the works of josephus, but shows no. At the close of the sixteenth chapter, the remark is found. We will not print the complete text because 5 maccabees 19 clearly states. Reading the books of the apocrypha in a similar audio bible style. It runs from the end of the reign of seleucus iv, the predecessor of antiochus iv epiphanes, up to the defeat of nicanor, shortly before the death of judas maccabeusthat is, a period of fifteen years 176161, which are covered in. The first and second books of maccabees, though regarded by jews and protestants as apocryphal, i.
Ii maccabees focuses on the jews revolt against antiochus and concludes with the defeat of the syrian general nicanor in 161 bc by judas maccabeus, the hero of the work. The books of the maccabees are books concerned with the maccabees, the leaders of the jewish rebellion against the seleucid dynasty and related subjects the term mostly refers to two deuterocanonical books contained in various canons of the bible. Commentaries on the book of second maccabees bible commentaries and studies. The major part of the book recounts three attacks on the temple. A reading from the second book of maccabees judas the ruler of israel, then took up a collection among all his soldiers, amounting to two thousand silver drachmas, which he sent to jerusalem to provide for an expiatory sacrifice.
Read second maccabees chapter 8 from the douayrheims catholic bible drb, challoner revision. The books of the maccabees biblical literature britannica. It was this title which gave the title to the other books of the apocrypha bearing the same name. Second maccabees chapter 8 world english bible british. It became part of the vulgate version of the bible, and was thus retained among the. But once out in the open sea they were all sent to the bottom, a company of at least two hundred. Bout the same time antiochus prepared his second voyage into egypt 2 and then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with lances, like a band of soldiers.
The same title is also used for a syriac version of 6th book of josephus jewish war. A source to read, listen and search the holy bible in your language. The douayrheims bible or rheimsdouai bible or douai bible is a translation of the bible from the latin vulgate into english made by members of the english college, douai, in. Reality roars specifically treats judaism and christianity and their respective apocrypha and pseudipigrapha, the gnostic writings, the sumerian contributions and some of the other writings you may find of interest. The woman with seven sons is remembered with high regard for her religious steadfastness, teaching her sons to keep to their faith, even if it meant execution. The second book of maccabees is not a continuation. The jews to whom the book was addressed were both loyal to their nation and its new hasmonean state and yet faithful subjects of the kingdoms of the greek dynasty of ptolemies in egypt. Maccabees, second book of ii maccabees, known in greek as. Iii maccabees, chapter 1 1 when philopator learned from those who returned that the regions which he had controlled had been seized by antiochus, he gave orders to all his forces, both infantry and cavalry, took with him his sister arsinoe, and marched out to the region near raphia, where antiochuss supporters were encamped. Here ends the history as given in the two books usually attached to our bibles. Now it is found in the descriptions of jeremias the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away. Maccabees, books of the eastons bible dictionary online. These are the first 19 chapters to 5 maccabees, and the epistle in the 22nd chapter. First and second maccabees were included in the septuagint, the greek translation of the hebrew bible originally prepared for the jewish community of alexandria.
The second book overlaps with the first, starting earlier. The rest of the book covers about much of the same material found in josephus on up to the death of herods sons and appears to be a later addition. The poet, underscoring his conclusion that the martyred mother and her seven sons are saved see explanatory note to lines 17761 62, above, thus leaves the reader with an understanding that the whole of the. It presents a revised version of the historical events. The first contains a history of the war of independence, commencing b. Next chapter of 1 maccabees the book of 1 maccabees, chapter 7 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 maccabees, chapter 7 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to. Why the maccabees arent in the bible my jewish learning. However, the septuagint became the official version of the bible for the nascent christian church. The first book, although written from a biased perspective, does not directly mention god or divine intervention. The second book of maccabees all chapters the bible youtube.
In contrast to first maccabees, the book of second maccabees is a summary of a history written originally in greek for diaspora hellenistic jews living in the greekspeaking area in egypt. In general, its chronology coheres with that of i maccabees. King james version and douay rheims versions kindle edition by unknown, bible, king james, rheims, douay. Next chapter of 2 maccabees the book of 2 maccabees, chapter 6 we hope that you find the content of the book of 2 maccabees, chapter 6 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to.
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