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There are actually four Books of Maccabees, written by different authors and over a period of centuries. 3 Maccabees and 4 Maccabees can probably be excluded because they were clearly written long after the time attributed to Jesus. 2 Maccabees was written shortly after 1 Maccabees.
The Catholic Bible does include 1 and 2 Maccabees. Both were in the Septuagint scrolls and for that reason were candidates for inclusion, especially as 2 Maccabees includes awe-inspiring stories of angelic warfare as well as supporting the Catholic concept of purgatory.
The Jewish academy had elected not to include either 1 Maccabees or 2 Maccabees, with the later books not yet written, and subsequent Protestant theologians were guided by the Hebrew scriptures.
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What is the name of a Bible that has Maccabees 1 and Maccabees 2 included?
The HarperCollins Study Bible - New Revised Standard Version
Does the Bible mention Judas Maccabeus?
Judas Maccabeus is mentioned in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. These are considered 'deutero-canonical' books and are included in the Catholic Bible, but not the Protestant Bible.
Why were the Maccabees books left out of the bible?
1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees actually are in the Catholic Bible, and can be read there. However, they were not accepted in the Hebrew Bible and are not in the Protestant Bible. One problem with the two books of Maccabees is that, although they were written around the same time and deal with the same period in Judean history, they are too much at variance as to what really happened. Moreover, 1 Maccabees is not really a religious document, while 2 Maccabees is considered by many to be simply too unrealistic to be taken seriously.
Is NIV mom's devotional Bible a Catholic Bible?
No, as it does not contain the seven Deuterocanonical books (Tobias/Tobit, Judith, Ecclesiasticus/Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, I Maccabees, and II Maccabees)
Where is the word Xanthicus found in the Bible?
no. it is in 2 Maccabees 11:30
What is the name of a Bible that has Maccabees 1 and Maccabees 2 included?
The HarperCollins Study Bible - New Revised Standard Version
Does the Bible mention Judas Maccabeus?
Judas Maccabeus is mentioned in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. These are considered 'deutero-canonical' books and are included in the Catholic Bible, but not the Protestant Bible.
What is a bible reference to the Maccabees expel the Greek from Jerusalem?
No Bible reference for this.
What Hanukkah book begins with the letter m?
The Book of Maccabees, which is an ancient non-biblical book.
Why were the Maccabees books left out of the bible?
1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees actually are in the Catholic Bible, and can be read there. However, they were not accepted in the Hebrew Bible and are not in the Protestant Bible. One problem with the two books of Maccabees is that, although they were written around the same time and deal with the same period in Judean history, they are too much at variance as to what really happened. Moreover, 1 Maccabees is not really a religious document, while 2 Maccabees is considered by many to be simply too unrealistic to be taken seriously.
Is the book of Maccabees in The Old Testament?
The book of Maccabees is considered deuterocanonical, meaning it is accepted by some Christian denominations but not all. It is included in the Old Testament by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, but not by Protestant denominations.
What is the youngest book in the Old Testament?
The first Book of Maccabees was probably written about 100 B.C. II Maccabees was written earlier.The Book of Daniel was written about 167 BCE, and the Book of Esther slightly earlier.Answer:According to Jewish tradition, Maccabees is not part of the Hebrew Bible; and the youngest books are Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Ezra and Nehemiah, and Chronicles, all of which were written around 350 BCE. The book of Daniel was written shortly before that.
Is NIV mom's devotional Bible a Catholic Bible?
No, as it does not contain the seven Deuterocanonical books (Tobias/Tobit, Judith, Ecclesiasticus/Sirach, Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, I Maccabees, and II Maccabees)
Is Hanukkah in The Bible?
It isn't in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). It was instituted about 175 years after the canon was sealed. The story of Hanukkah can be found in the Apocrypha (also called the Deuterocanon) in the books of Maccabees I & II, but as mentioned above, these books are not in the Tanakh or Jewish Bible.
What are the similarities between Book 1 and Book 2 of Maccabees in the Bible?
The two books, 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees are both included in the Catholic Bible. Whereas 1 Maccabeesattempts to be a straight-forward history of the Maccabaean period of the second century BCE, 2 Maccabees places events of approximately the same period in a supernatural context.2 Maccabees describes how God sent his angels in the form of fantastic horsemen dressed in gold armour, to run down the enemies of the Jews and to throw thunderbolts.Unfortunately, the author of 1 Maccabees knew nothing of the themes in 2 Maccabees, although he seems to have lived at about the same time and wrote of approximately the same historical period. Given that the supposed divine interventions, while awe-inspiring, were of a relatively impractical and improbable nature, the more secular account of 1 Maccabeesmust be considered more reliable than that of 2 Maccabees.
Where is the word Xanthicus found in the Bible?
no. it is in 2 Maccabees 11:30
What are the release dates for Mysteries of the Bible - 1994 Maccabees Revolution and Redemption 5-4?
Mysteries of the Bible - 1994 Maccabees Revolution and Redemption 5-4 was released on: USA: 20 December 1997
