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  2. 1 Maccabees - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Catholic Lectionary makes use of texts from 1 Maccabees 1 to 6, along with texts from 2 Maccabees 6 and 7, in the weekday readings for the 33rd week in Ordinary Time, in year 1 of the two-year cycle of readings, always in November, and as one of the options available for readings for the dedication of an altar and as one of the ...

  3. Daniel R. Schwartz - Wikipedia

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    Schwartz's book is considered one of the authoritative modern works on the subject along with Jonathan A. Goldstein's 1983 book on 2 Maccabees. As a follow-up, Schwartz wrote 1 Maccabees, a scholarly commentary in English on the book 1 Maccabees for the Anchor Yale Bible series. It was published in 2022.

  4. Books of the Maccabees - Wikipedia

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    The same title is occasionally ascribed to a Syriac version of the 6th book of Josephus' The Jewish War. [2] [3] 6 Maccabees, a Syriac poem that possibly shared a lost source with 4 Maccabees. [3] 7 Maccabees, a Syriac text which contains transcripts of speeches which were made by the Maccabean Martyrs and their mother. [3] 8 Maccabees, in ...

  5. List of English Bible translations - Wikipedia

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    The RSV-2CE is a slight update of the 1966 Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition It removes archaic pronouns (thee, thou) and accompanying verb forms (didst, speaketh), revises passages used in the lectionary according to the Vatican document Liturgiam authenticam and elevates some passages out of RSV footnotes when they reflect Catholic ...

  6. Biblical software - Wikipedia

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    Biblical software or Bible software is a group of computer applications designed to read, study and in some cases discuss biblical texts and concepts. Biblical software programs are similar to e-book readers in that they include digitally formatted books, may be used to display a wide variety of inspirational books and Bibles, and can be used on portable computers.

  7. Battle of Beth Horon (166 BC) - Wikipedia

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    — 1 Maccabees 3:13-26 (NRSV) [1] The historian Josephus mentions the battle briefly in Antiquities of the Jews , but seems to largely be a paraphrase of the 1 Maccabees version. [ 2 ] Josephus's account differs in that adds is that he claims that Seron was killed outright, as well as referring to him as a general ( strategos ) rather than a ...

  8. Battle of Beth Zur - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Beth Zur is recorded in the books of 1 Maccabees (1 Maccabees 4:26–35), 2 Maccabees (2 Maccabees 11:1–15), and Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews Book 12, Chapter 7. The main point of divergence is timing: according to 1 Maccabees, Lysias initiated an expedition, was defeated at Beth Zur, Jerusalem was taken, the Second Temple ...

  9. Roman–Jewish Treaty - Wikipedia

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    The Roman–Jewish Treaty was an agreement made between Judas Maccabeus and the Roman Republic according to the book 1 Maccabees and Josephus's Jewish Antiquities.It took place around 161 BCE and was the first recorded contract between Judea and Ancient Rome.