title: The Books of the Maccabees: History, Theology, Ideology (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism)
author: Xeravits
description: <b>Gza G. Xeravits</b>, Ph.D. (2003) in Theology, University of Groningen, is Associate Professor of Old Testament at the Reformed Theological Academy, Ppa, Hungary. His main scholarly interest is the literature of the Qumran Community. He published <i>King, Priest, Prophet. Positive Eschatological Protagonists of the Qumran Library</i> (Brill, 2003).<br /><b>Jzsef Zsengellr</b>, Ph.D. (2003) in Theology, University of Utrecht, is Professor of Old Testament at the Reformed Theological Academy, Ppa, Hungary. His main scholarly interest is the literature of the Samaritans. His publications include <i>Gerizim as Israel</i> (Utrecht, 1998).
zlib_text: Daniel R. Schwartz
  2 Maccabees
  
  Commentaries on
  Early Jewish Literature
  (CEJL)
  Edited by
  Loren T. Stuckenbruck
  and
  Pieter W. van der Horst · Hermann Lichtenberger
  Doron Mendels · James R. Mueller
  Walter de Gruyter · Berlin · New York
  
  Daniel R. Schwartz
  2 Maccabees
  Walter de Gruyter · Berlin · New York
  
   Printed on acid-free paper which falls within the guidelines
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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  Schwartz, Daniel R.
  2 Maccabees / Daniel R. Schwartz.
  p. cm. – (Commentaries on early Jewish literature (CEJL))
  Includes an English translation of the text of 2nd Maccabees.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  ISBN 978-3-11-019118-9 (cloth : alk. paper)
  1. Bible. O. T. Apocrypha. Maccabees, 2nd – Commentaries.  I. Bible. O. T. Apocrypha.
  Maccabees, 2nd. English. Schwartz. 2008.  II. Title.
  III. Title: Two Maccabees.  IV. Title:
  Second Maccabees.
  BS1825.53.S39 2008
  229’.73077–dc22
  2008038566
  ISBN 978-3-11-019118-9
  Bibl