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Apocrypha: 3 Maccabees
"The book of the 3 Maccabees is found in most Orthodox Bibles as a part of the Anagignoskomena, while Protestants and Catholics consider it non-canonical, except the Moravian Brethren who included it in the Apocrypha of the Czech Kralicka Bible. It is also included in the Armenian Bible.
The book actually has nothing to do with the Maccabees or their revolt against the Seleucid Empire, as described in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. Instead it tells the story of persecution of the Jews under Ptolemy IV Philopator (222–205 BC), some decades before the Maccabee uprising. The name of the book apparently comes from the similarities between this book and the stories of the martyrdom of Eleazar and the Maccabeean youths in 2 Maccabees; the High Priest Shimon is also mentioned."
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The book actually has nothing to do with the Maccabees or their revolt against the Seleucid Empire, as described in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. Instead it tells the story of persecution of the Jews under Ptolemy IV Philopator (222–205 BC), some decades before the Maccabee uprising. The name of the book apparently comes from the similarities between this book and the stories of the martyrdom of Eleazar and the Maccabeean youths in 2 Maccabees; the High Priest Shimon is also mentioned."
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April 22, 2026
Desde hace varios años, he querido leer todo tipo de textos apócrifos. Me sorprendió, en su momento, saber, que había dos libros más de Macabeos en el canon ortodoxo. Logré, hasta ahora, leer el tercer libro.
La Historia ronda en torno al bochornoso incidente de un rey ptolemaico que no pudo entrar al templo de Jerusalén. El monarca, despechado, pensó en su venganza y decidió eliminar a todos los judíos, haciéndolos caminar hasta Alejandría. Dios interviene en varios momentos para demorar el fin del pueblo hebreo y terminan finalmente el rey por convertirse y libera a aquél. Incluso hay una parte donde, al igual que en el libro de Esther, los judíos reciben el permiso de vengarse de sus agresores, incluso, judíos apóstatas.
Me parece increíble que los evangélicos dispensionalistas no hayan incluido este libro en su canon.
La Historia ronda en torno al bochornoso incidente de un rey ptolemaico que no pudo entrar al templo de Jerusalén. El monarca, despechado, pensó en su venganza y decidió eliminar a todos los judíos, haciéndolos caminar hasta Alejandría. Dios interviene en varios momentos para demorar el fin del pueblo hebreo y terminan finalmente el rey por convertirse y libera a aquél. Incluso hay una parte donde, al igual que en el libro de Esther, los judíos reciben el permiso de vengarse de sus agresores, incluso, judíos apóstatas.
Me parece increíble que los evangélicos dispensionalistas no hayan incluido este libro en su canon.
January 8, 2023
Simple, yet fascinating, this book is about whimsy and pride of Ptolemy Philopater. There is no mention of the Maccabees.
I was surprised by Ch2 v29 that the Jews were required to register with the Alexandrian greeks and "marked on their person by the ivy leaf symbol of Dionysus..."
I was surprised by Ch2 v29 that the Jews were required to register with the Alexandrian greeks and "marked on their person by the ivy leaf symbol of Dionysus..."
January 29, 2021
A nice little story about the supernatural rescue from execution of some Jews in Ptolemaic Egypt.
September 29, 2023
Very interesting. Worthwhile reading.
March 27, 2025
Se llama macabeos pero no tiene relación con los macabeos, es un relato histórico bastante rocambolesco pero entretenido e interesante, narra un intento de masacre tras fallar en la entrada del Sanctasanctórum de Ptolomeo IV contra los judíos. Interesante el hecho que las iglesias ortodoxas actuales lo consideren como canon.
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