| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:book gptkb:New_Testament_apocrypha
 gptkb:deuterocanonical_book
 
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                                | gptkbp:abridgedFrom | work by Jason of Cyrene 
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                                | gptkbp:allows | gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Catholic_Church
 
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                                | gptkbp:celebratedIn | gptkb:Hanukkah 
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                                | gptkbp:chapter | 15 
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                                | gptkbp:citation | gptkb:Church_Fathers 
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                                | gptkbp:compatibleWith | gptkb:Protestant_canon gptkb:Jewish_canon
 
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                                | gptkbp:contains | rededication of the Temple story of the martyrdom of Eleazar
 story of the martyrdom of the seven brothers and their mother
 
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                                | gptkbp:coversPeriod | 175–161 BCE 
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                                | gptkbp:date | 2nd century BCE 
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                                | 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
 
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                                | gptkbp:focusesOn | gptkb:Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes gptkb:Judas_Maccabeus
 
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                                | gptkbp:genre | gptkb:Christian_literature gptkb:history
 
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                                | gptkbp:language | gptkb:Greek 
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                                | gptkbp:locationOfComposition | gptkb:Alexandria,_Egypt 
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                                | gptkbp:originallyWrittenIn | gptkb:Koine_Greek 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Hebrew_Bible gptkb:Old_Testament
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedWork | gptkb:1_Maccabees 
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                                | gptkbp:subject | gptkb:Maccabean_Revolt 
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                                | gptkbp:theme | gptkb:martyrdom resurrection
 divine justice
 prayer for the dead
 intercession of the dead
 purity of worship
 
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                                | gptkbp:usedBy | gptkb:early_Christians 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Purgatory gptkb:Deuterocanonical_books
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | 2 Maccabees 
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