Apocrypha: 4 Maccabees

Apocrypha

by Anonymous

"The book of 4 Maccabees is a homily or philosophic discourse praising the supremacy of pious reason over passion. It is not in the Bible for most churches, but is an appendix to the Greek Bible, and in the canon of the Georgian Bible. It was in the 1688 Romanian Bible where it was called "Iosip" but is not printed in the Orthodox Bible today."

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Genres: Religion, Philosophy

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Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

One understands Christian martydom much more after reading this. Clearly versed in Greek philosophy, there are a few paraphrases from and perhaps allusions to Plato's Apology. The theme of standing one's ground in word and deed is throughout.

[Santiago González · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es una especie de explicación filosófica que incluye narración ejemplificadora de los martirios de los Macabeos y Eleazar. Honestamente no sé si es problema mío pero no veo tanto la relacion de la explicación filosófica de las pasiones con lo que luego narra. Algunos ortodoxos lo consideran escritura

[Joseph Maria O.T.F. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Homilia incrível sobre a soberania da razão sobre as emoções