2 Maccabees

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
New Testament apocrypha
deuterocanonical book
gptkbp:abridgedFrom work by Jason of Cyrene
gptkbp:allows gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkbp:chapter 15
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Church_Fathers
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Protestant_canon
gptkb:Jewish_canon
gptkbp:contains rededication of the Temple
story of the martyrdom of Eleazar
story of the martyrdom of the seven brothers and their mother
gptkbp:coversPeriod 175–161 BCE
gptkbp:date 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:Angel
gptkb:prayer
afterlife
miracles
almsgiving
repentance
visions
God's sovereignty
divine retribution
theological interpretation of history
faithfulness to the Law
hope of resurrection
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
gptkb:Judas_Maccabeus
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Christian_literature
history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2 Maccabees
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:locationOfComposition gptkb:Alexandria,_Egypt
gptkbp:originallyWrittenIn gptkb:Koine_Greek
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:1_Maccabees
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Maccabean_Revolt
gptkbp:theme gptkb:martyrdom
resurrection
divine justice
prayer for the dead
intercession of the dead
purity of worship
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:early_Christians
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gptkb:Christian_Old_Testament
gptkb:Purgatory
gptkb:Apocrypha
gptkb:Deuterocanonical_books
gptkb:Christian_Old_Testament_canon
gptkb:Old_Testament_(Greek_version)
gptkb:John_Hyrcanus
gptkb:Judas_Maccabeus
gptkb:Mattathias
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5