Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

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The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: ancient Jewish texts composed during the Second Temple period that, while not included in the canonical Hebrew Bible, preserve invaluable traditions about angels, the afterlife, and the end of days.

Kingdom of Jonathan and Simon

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 11:76

That feeling is all too familiar in the story of the Maccabees. We pick up the story with Jonathan, who’s been leading the Jewish people in their fight for freedom. He gets word th...

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Judas Maccabeus and David of Mattathias

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 11:80

That feeling is deeply human, and it's a scenario that plays out dramatically in the First Book of Maccabees. We're diving into a tense moment in the story of Jonathan the Maccabee...

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Rome and the King of Jonathan

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 12:1

We’re picking up the story from 1 Maccabees 12, a book not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered canonical by Catholics and Orthodox Christians, and a valuable historical sou...

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Rome and the King of Lacedemonians

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 12:6

Our story unfolds in 1 Maccabees 12, a fascinating glimpse into the political maneuvering of Jonathan the High Priest. Remember him? He was one of the key figures in the Maccabean ...

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Onias and David

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 12:10

Sparta? Yes, that Sparta, of ancient Greece! The story unfolds in the Book of Maccabees I, a historical text not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered canonical by some Chris...

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Maccabean Revolt

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 12:14

Isn't it amazing how easily connections can fade? How quickly "family" can become strangers, especially when distance and time stretch between us? That’s the feeling simmering bene...

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Upper Worlds and Romans

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 12:18

The story we're about to delve into echoes that sentiment, a tale of resilience, faith, and the enduring power of brotherhood. It comes to us from the Book of Maccabees I, a histor...

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Kingdom of Lacedemonians

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 12:24

Sounds like something out of a movie. But this actually happened, according to the Book of Maccabees I! to this intriguing historical moment. The passage we're looking at comes fro...

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Kingdom of David and Jonathan

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 12:28

Let’s step back in time and witness a moment of strategic brilliance from Jonathan the Maccabee himself, as told in the Book of Maccabees I. The scene is set: Jonathan, the leader ...

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