3 Maccabees
Deuterocanon · 4 sections · scripture: World English Bible
Despite its title, a book with no Maccabees in it. It is set fifty years before their revolt, not in Judea but in Egypt, in the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator, who defeated the Seleucid king at the battle of Raphia in 217 BC.
From the commentary's introduction to 3 Maccabees, written by an AI. All the scripture below is free to read; the commentary on each section is in the full edition.
- He Would by No Means Give Way": The King at the Temple, and the Price of Citizenship 3 Maccabees 1–2
- They Appeared Hateful to Some People": The Decree, the Deportation, and the Registration 3 Maccabees 3–4
- This Is the Third Time": The Elephants, the King's Sleep, and His Forgetting 3 Maccabees 5
- Loose, Loose the Unjust Bonds!": Eleazar's Prayer, the Angels, and the Feast of Deliverance 3 Maccabees 6–7