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2 Maccabees 2:18-20
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 2:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 as he promised through the law. We have complete trust that he will soon have mercy on us and gather us together from everywhere under heaven into his holy place, for he has rescued us from great evils and has purified that place.
Author’s Preface[a]
19 This is the story dealing with Judas Maccabeus and his brothers, the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar, 20 as well as the wars against Antiochus Epiphanes[b] and his son Eupator,
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- 2 Maccabees 2:19 This surprising preface demonstrates quite well to what extent the word of God yields to the personality of the inspired authors. From the vast history at his disposal, the author records above all what gravitates around two events: the reestablishment of the cult by Judas Maccabeus and the victory over Nicanor; these two events have given rise to a feast.
- 2 Maccabees 2:20 Wars against Antiochus Epiphanes: see 2 Mac 4:7—10:9; his son Eupator: see 2 Mac 10:10—13:26.
