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…
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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 2 – Mattathias’s Revolt and Call to Arms
Defending the Faith: A Coptic Orthodox Commentary on Mattathias’s Revolt in 1 Maccabees 2 Executive Summary 1 Maccabees 2 recounts the courageous stand of Mattathias and his sons against the…