The first book of Maccabees (see Apocrypha) contains a history of events from 175 to 135 B.C. And was probably written about 100 B.C. It was written in Hebrew or Aramaic, but only a Greek translation has survived. It forms a historical document of the highest importance. First and Second Maccabees were included in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible originally prepared for the Jewish community of Alexandria. However, the Septuagint became the official version of the Bible for the nascent Christian Church. When this happened, its authoritative nature was rejected by the Jewish community.
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First and Second Maccabees are part of the deuterocanonical books used by the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, and Anglican Church. The creators of the Septuagint, an early Greek translation of the Old Testament created about 200 to 300 years before Jesus, called 1 and 2 Maccabees 'useful writings' but not inspired Scripture. Interestingly, Catholics refer to these extra books as the Deuterocanonical books while Protestants refer to them as part of the Apocrypha. 2 ↑ Some scholars debate whether the exact Canon of the Old Testament Scriptures was discovered by the Jews until around 100 A.D. So Paul may not be referring to some authoritative list of books. The book of Maccabees 1 is considered a canonical scripture by the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church and Coptic Churches. Maccabees 1 though is not considered a canonical scripture by Protestant followers. It is considered by the Protestants as mere apocryphal literature.
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Deuterocanonical books means 'second canon' in Greek. It usually means the parts of the Bible that are only used by some Christian churches (mostly Roman Catholic and Orthodox). The books were originally written in Greek language and they were written between 250 and 50 BC.
The books are not part of the JewishTanakh (also called the Hebrew Bible) since their original language is Greek and not Hebrew. Some books considered deuterocanonical by Catholics are:
- The Book of Tobit
- The Book of Judith
- The First Book of Maccabees, also called 1 Maccabees
- The Second Book of Maccabees, also called 2 Maccabees
- The Wisdom of Solomon, also called The Book of Wisdom
- The Book of Sirach, also called Ecclesiasticus
- The Book of Baruch, with the Letter of Jeremiah as its last chapter
The Book of Daniel and the Book of Esther are longer in Catholic Bibles than in Protestant Bibles because they have more stories.
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Deuterocanonical books means 'second canon' in Greek. It usually means the parts of the Bible that are only used by some Christian churches (mostly Roman Catholic and Orthodox). The books were originally written in Greek language and they were written between 250 and 50 BC.
The books are not part of the JewishTanakh (also called the Hebrew Bible) since their original language is Greek and not Hebrew. Some books considered deuterocanonical by Catholics are:
- The Book of Tobit
- The Book of Judith
- The First Book of Maccabees, also called 1 Maccabees
- The Second Book of Maccabees, also called 2 Maccabees
- The Wisdom of Solomon, also called The Book of Wisdom
- The Book of Sirach, also called Ecclesiasticus
- The Book of Baruch, with the Letter of Jeremiah as its last chapter
The Book of Daniel and the Book of Esther are longer in Catholic Bibles than in Protestant Bibles because they have more stories.
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Most Protestant Christian churches do not think that the deuterocanonical books were inspired by God. They call these books Apocrypha. Martin Luther considered these books good to read while John Calvin read and studied them but did not think they should be part of the Bible.