1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. 2 Macc is not a sequel to 1 Macc. In fact, 2 Macc tells many of the same stories from a slightly different perspective than 1 Macc.

The Jewish festival of Hannukah, which this year runs from 25 December to 2 January, actually has a lot in common with the ...

Jesus, having been born into a Jewish family more than a century after the events described in 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees, ...

As we celebrate over Hanukkah’s eight days the valor of those who rose to resist villainy - in those days and in our time - ...