2 Maccabees 2:28-30

New Catholic Bible

²⁸ leaving the responsibility as regards the accuracy of details to the original author and confining our efforts to producing a summary outline.

²⁹ Just as the architect of a new house must be concerned with the construction as a whole, while the one who undertakes its painting and decoration has to consider only what is needed for its adornment, so, I believe, it is the case with us. ³⁰ It is the duty of the original historian to examine the entire subject at hand and judge the accuracy of the details.