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  2. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    Pretended to be a son of Antiochus Epiphanes, as he is also described in 1 Maccabees. [81] Mentioned in Polybius' Histories. [82] 1 Macc. 10:1, 1 Macc. 11:1: Alexander the Great: King of Macedon: 336–323: Referred to by Athenian orator Aeschines, [83] [84] and identified on his coins. [85] 1 Macc. 1:1, 1 Macc. 6:2 1 Macc. 1:10† Antiochus ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Textual variants in the Book of Revelation - Wikipedia

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    Revelation 1:4-7 in 𝔓 18. Revelation 1:5 ... Revelation 11:18 in Uncial 0308, the reading "Servants and prophets" ... "A Textual Commentary on the Greek New ...

  5. Interpretations of the Book of Revelation - Wikipedia

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    The most significant differences among these exegetes concern the identification of the prophecies in Revelation 1:1–6:11 with historical events. This system was very popular in the 17th century thanks to the works of a Lapide, and it still has its supporters today, though in a somewhat modified form. [23]

  6. Books of the Maccabees - Wikipedia

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    5 Maccabees, an Arabic text which offers an account of the history of the Maccabees from 186 BC to 6 BC. 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 ...

  7. Mysteries of the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Mysteries of the Bible is an hour-long television series that was originally broadcast by A&E from March 25, 1994, until June 13, 1998, and A&E aired reruns of it until 2002.

  8. Battle of the Ascent of Lebonah - Wikipedia

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    [4] It is possible that the original five-volume work written by Jason of Cyrene covered the battle, but was compressed into the above sentence by the epitomist who abridged 2 Maccabees. [2] The historian Josephus mentions the battle briefly in Jewish Antiquities Book 12, Chapter 7, but seems to largely paraphrase the 1 Maccabees version. [2]

  9. Dating the Bible - Wikipedia

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    2 Maccabees (between 134 and 100 BCE) [50] 3 Maccabees (between 100 BCE and 70 CE) [51] Additions to Daniel and Additions to Esther [citation needed] Wisdom of Solomon (c. late 1st century BCE–mid 1st century CE) [40] Roman after 63 BCE 3 Maccabees (between 100 BCE and 70 CE) [51] Wisdom of Solomon (c. late 1st century BCE–1st century CE) [40]