Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 79 The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 46: 2 Machabees The Challoner Revision Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Maccabees This eBook was produced by David Widger from etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgia and Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome "The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 46: 2 Machabees" is a historical and religious text likely written in the late 16th to mid-17th century. The work offers a detailed account of the struggles of the Jewish people, focusing on the events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt against Antiochus IV and the persecution suffered by the Jews during this tumultuous period. The opening portion of "2 Machabees" sets the stage with letters from the Jews in Jerusalem to their brethren in Egypt, expressing gratitude for their deliverance from the tyrannical rule of Antiochus. The text emphasizes themes of faith, resilience, and the importance of maintaining Jewish traditions amid great adversity. Key figures such as Judas Maccabeus, who is later introduced as a leader of the revolt, are highlighted alongside striking narratives of divine intervention and communal prayer during times of crisis. This section serves not only as a historical account but also as a profound reflection on the Jewish faith and identity during a period of intense persecution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bible. Apocrypha. Maccabees, 2nd BS Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 146697 2025-07-04T05:33:01.736090 text/html 146518 2025-01-11T03:17:28.184146 text/html 123506 2025-07-04T05:33:07.122074 application/epub+zip 124201 2025-07-04T05:33:04.395057 application/epub+zip 115588 2025-07-04T05:33:03.348076 application/epub+zip 244593 2025-07-04T05:33:09.043101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233919 2025-07-04T05:33:06.501074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216133 2022-09-04T10:00:30.747627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125956 2025-07-04T05:33:01.426101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120871 2020-12-26T14:46:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16588 2025-07-04T05:33:09.270106 application/rdf+xml 12955 2025-07-04T05:33:03.831075 image/jpeg 3011 2025-07-04T05:33:03.589067 image/jpeg 44428 2020-12-26T14:46:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 120793 2025-07-04T05:33:01.747101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog