Book of 2 Maccabees

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Ancient_Jewish_text
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Deuterocanonical_book
gptkbp:abridgedFrom gptkb:Five-volume_work_by_Jason_of_Cyrene
gptkbp:author gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:chapter 15
gptkbp:coversPeriod 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:date 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:Resurrection
Martyrdom
Divine intervention
Prayer for the dead
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Protestant_Old_Testament
gptkbp:firstPersonNarrative No
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:Martyrdom_of_Eleazar
gptkb:Martyrdom_of_the_seven_brothers
gptkb:Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
gptkb:Judas_Maccabeus
gptkbp:genre gptkb:History
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Catholic_Old_Testament
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Old_Testament
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:locationOfComposition gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:mentions gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Codex_Sinaiticus
gptkb:Codex_Alexandrinus
gptkb:Codex_Vaticanus
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Book_of_1_Maccabees
gptkbp:significance Describes origins of Hanukkah
Emphasizes martyrdom and resurrection
Source for Jewish history under Seleucid rule
Theological basis for purgatory in Catholicism
gptkbp:status Apocryphal for Protestants and Jews
Deuterocanonical for Catholics and Orthodox
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Maccabean_Revolt
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Liturgy_of_the_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Liturgy_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Temple_Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Book of 2 Maccabees