>Are these the
>seven sons of the high priest Mattathias (one is named
>Judas Maccabeus) who
>fight (BC 176-161) against Antiochus IV Epiphanes
>in 2 Maccabees?
Dear Pat, They were certainly tortured and martyred by the very same
Antiochus, but they seem to have no connection with the family of
Mathathias Machabeus: they are called the Seven Machabean martyrs
because their sufferings are recorded in the Second Book of Machabees,
Chapter 7.
>
>Does the Orthodox Bible include the same books as the
>Roman Catholic Bible?
Yes, and a few others beside: 3 & 4 Esdras, 3 & 4 Machabees, the Prayer
of Manasseh and Psalm 151.
Fr Ambrose
>
>pat sloane
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