1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. 2 Macc is not a sequel to 1 Macc. In fact, 2 Macc tells many of the same stories from a slightly different perspective than 1 Macc.

Jesus, having been born into a Jewish family more than a century after the events described in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees, would have celebrated Hanukkah along with his fellow Jews in the first ...

I’ve often described the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces as “modern-day Maccabees,” invoking the larger-than-life image of the Chanukah superheroes as a way to compliment today’s ...

The Maccabees of old fought for Jewish independence from the Greeks. Today, Chedvata’s graduates are forging a new chapter in Israel’s history—strengthening the army, boosting the economy ...

In his victory speech after the election, at 1:00am, Begin turned towards his ... These days we can see many Maccabees. People,who similar to the Maccabees, fought when it was difficult and ...