Second Book of Maccabees

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
Deuterocanonical book
gptkbp:abridgedFrom gptkb:Five-volume_work_by_Jason_of_Cyrene
gptkbp:author unknown
gptkbp:chapter 15
gptkbp:coversPeriod 180–161 BCE
gptkbp:dateWritten 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:theology
Martyrdom
Miracles
Resurrection of the dead
Prayer for the dead
Angelic intervention
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Protestant_Bible
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:Martyrdom_of_Eleazar
gptkb:Martyrdom_of_the_seven_brothers
gptkb:Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
gptkb:Judas_Maccabeus
gptkbp:genre Historical narrative
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Book of Maccabees
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Catholic_Bible
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Bible
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:locationWritten gptkb:Alexandria,_Egypt
gptkbp:mentions gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Protestant_canon
gptkb:Jewish_canon
gptkbp:originallyWrittenIn gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Septuagint_manuscripts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:First_Book_of_Maccabees
gptkbp:significance Doctrine of purgatory (Catholicism)
Influence on Christian doctrine
Jewish resistance to Hellenization
Martyrdom as witness to faith
Source for Hanukkah
Theological development in Judaism
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Maccabean_Revolt
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Resurrection
Jewish identity
Martyrdom
Divine justice
Prayer for the dead
Temple purification
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ark_of_the_Covenant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5