Maccabees Bible Study
March 29, 2023
THE 1ST AND 2ND BOOK OF MACCABEES - MAR. 22
Many of us have Bibles containing the Apocrypha, but not many of us have delved deeply into its contents. Many of us have heard of the Jewish festival of Hannukah, which occurs around the time of Christmas, but not many of us understand its origins.
The two Books of the Maccabees recount the history around the festival’s origins and provide some insight into how the people of Judah understood their relationship with God in a period about two centuries before the time of Jesus.
Join us at Holy Trinity for an eight-week study of these books, Wednesdays at 10:30 AM, following 10:00 AM Morning Prayer. Participants should have access to a Bible which includes these books, or contact the office and we can provide you with a copy of 1 & 2 Maccabees. Following is the proposed schedule.
| Date | Passage | Theme |
| March 22, 2023 | 1 Maccabees 1:1 - 2:70 | Introduction |
| March 29, 2023 | 1 Maccabees 3:1 - 9:22 | Judas Maccabeus |
| April 5, 2023 | No meeting - Holy Week | |
| April 12, 2023 | 1 Maccabees 9:23 - 12:53 | Jonathan |
| April 19, 2023 | 1 Maccabees 13:1 - 16:24 | Simon |
| April 26, 2023 | No meeting - Rummage Sale Week | |
| May 3, 2023 | 2 Maccabees 1:1 - 4:6 | Prefixes, Prologue, and the First Attack on the Temple |
| May 10, 2023 | 2 Maccabees 4:7 - 10:9 | The Second Attack on the Temple |
| May 17, 2023 | 2 Maccabees 10:10 - 13:26 | God Defends the Jewish People |
| May 24, 2023 | 2 Maccabees 14:1 - 15:39 | The Third Attack on the Temple, and Epilogue |
Bible Versions with Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books
With separate Apocrypha
- New Revised Standard Version
- Revised English Version
- Revised Standard Version
- New English Bible
Catholic Bibles with Deuterocanonical books included in the Old Testament
- New Jerusalem Bible
- Jerusalem Bible
- New American Bible