Category: 2nd Maccabees

2nd Maccabees Chapter 5

Second Egyptian campaign
Jason’s insurrection; counteraction by Antiochus Epiphanes
Pillage of the Temple
Activities of Apollonius the Mysarch

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2nd Maccabees Chapter 4

IV: Hellenistic Propaganda and persecution under Antiochus Ephiphanes
Misdeeds of Simon, Administrator of the Temple
Jason the high priest, Introduces Hellenism
Antiochus Epiphanes is praised in Jerusalem
Menelaus becomes high priest
The murder of Onias
Lysimachus killed in an insurrection
Menelaus buys his acquittal

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2nd Maccabees Chapter 3

III the Story of Helodorus
The arrival of Helodorus
Unease In Jerusalem
The Punishment of Helodorus
The conversion of Helodorus

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2nd Maccabees Chapter 2

eremiah Conceals the tent, ark and altar
Nehemiah’s library
An invitation to the dedication
II: Compilers Preface

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2nd Maccabees Chapter 1

Letters to the Jews of Egypt
First letter
Second letter
Address
Thanksgiving for the Punishment of Antiochus
The miraculous preservation of the sacred fire

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