2 Maccabees 8: Judas Maccabeus Rises – A Coptic Orthodox Commentary on Courage and Faith ✨ Executive Summary 2 Maccabees chapter 8 unveils the emergence of Judas Maccabeus as a…
The Unbreakable Faith: A Coptic Orthodox Commentary on 2 Maccabees 7 Executive Summary ✨ 2 Maccabees 7 recounts the harrowing martyrdom of seven brothers and their courageous mother under the…
The Unshakeable Faith: A Coptic Commentary on 2 Maccabees 6 and the Martyrdom of Eleazar Executive Summary 2 Maccabees 6 recounts the intensifying persecution of the Jewish people under Antiochus…
The Profanation of the Temple: Understanding the Spiritual Warfare in 2 Maccabees 5 Executive Summary 2 Maccabees 5 details the calamitous events surrounding Antiochus Epiphanes’ desecration of Jerusalem and its…
The Corruption of God’s House: Understanding 2 Maccabees 4 Executive Summary 2 Maccabees 4 details the tragic corruption that infiltrated the high priesthood in Jerusalem during the Hellenistic period. Jason,…
The Threat to the Temple: Understanding Divine Protection in 2 Maccabees 3 Executive Summary 2 Maccabees 3 vividly portrays a critical moment in Jewish history: the attempted seizure of the…
Rediscovering Our Roots: A Coptic Orthodox Commentary on 2 Maccabees 2 and the Sacred Library Executive Summary ✨ 2 Maccabees 2 recounts the story of Jeremiah concealing the Ark of…
2 Maccabees 1: Letters, Deliverance, and the Power of Remembrance Executive Summary ✨ This chapter of 2 Maccabees opens with letters from the Jews in Jerusalem and Judea to their…
The End of Simon and the Rise of John Hyrcanus: A Coptic Orthodox Reflection on Leadership and Divine Providence Executive Summary 1 Maccabees 16 recounts the treacherous assassination of Simon…
2 Maccabees 9 – Antiochus Epiphanes Dies in Agony
The Humbling End: Understanding Antiochus’s Divine Retribution in 2 Maccabees 9 Executive Summary ✨ 2 Maccabees 9 chronicles the agonizing demise of Antiochus Epiphanes, a tyrant who brutally persecuted the…