St. Augustine of Hippo, "Christian Instruction" c. 397 A.D. "We read in the books of the Maccabees (2 Maccabees 12:43) that sacrifice was offered for the dead. But even if it were found nowhere in ...

Specifically we do not agree on the Old Testament (OT) canon - the list of Books inspired by God. The Catholic OT Canon includes - Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, I and II Maccabees - plus ...

Just in time for Hanukkah, Israeli archaeologists have found the remains of the fortress from which Greeks controlled Jerusalem during the time of the Maccabees. The remains, which were discovered ...

On Hanukkah, we celebrate the heroism of the Maccabees, the few who overcome the many. For example, according to the First Book of Maccabees, at the battle of Emmaus, 3,000 Jews defeated 5,000 ...

“And I also remember that my answer that day was a quote from the Book of Maccabees, 3:19, that goes: It is not the size of the army that victory in battle depends on, but strength comes from ...