Job 1 – Job’s Character and Satan’s First Test
Navigating Trials: A Coptic Orthodox Commentary on Job 1 and the Sovereignty of God Executive Summary ✨ Job 1 presents the stark contrast between Job’s impeccable righteousness and the inexplicable…
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2 Maccabees 14 – Alcimus and Nicanor’s Threats Against the Temple
The Looming Shadow: Understanding the Threats Against the Temple in 2 Maccabees 14 Executive Summary 2 Maccabees 14 plunges us into a period of intense political and religious turmoil in…
2 Maccabees 12 – Prayers for the Dead and Noble Conduct of Judas
Prayers for the Dead: A Coptic Orthodox Commentary on 2 Maccabees 12 ✨ Executive Summary 2 Maccabees 12, a crucial chapter for understanding ancient Jewish and subsequently Christian practices, focuses…
2 Maccabees 8 – Judas Maccabeus Rises: Early Victories and Purity of Arms
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…
2 Maccabees 7 – The Martyrdom of the Seven Brothers and Their Mother
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…
2 Maccabees 6 – The Martyrdom of Eleazar for the Law
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…
2 Maccabees 5 – Antiochus Epiphanes Attacks Jerusalem
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…
1 Maccabees 16 – Simon’s Death and John Hyrcanus Takes Command
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…
1 Maccabees 15 – Roman Support and Antiochus VII’s Demands
The Power of Alliance: Understanding 1 Maccabees 15 and God’s Providence ✨ Executive Summary 1 Maccabees 15 intricately details the renewal of the alliance between the Romans and the Jewish…
2 Maccabees 13 – Death of Menelaus and Defeat of Antiochus Eupator
Divine Justice and the End of Wickedness: A Commentary on 2 Maccabees 13 Executive Summary ✨ 2 Maccabees 13 vividly depicts the consequences of wickedness and the unwavering hand of…