Description
2 Maccabees identifies itself as a summary of a lost 5 volume history by Jason of Cyrene. The book covers the revolt against the Seleucid occupiers of Judah recounting miraculous exploits and grisly martyrdoms giving all glory for the victories to God alone.
The Apocryphal books are considered to be Scripture in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions while being considered very important books of the church that should be read for deeper understanding for most Protestant traditions.
