The Third Book of the Maccabees

Now Philopater, on learning from those who came back that Antiochus had made himself master of the places whic...

Now was it that the high priest Simon bowed his knees over against the holy place, and spread out his hands in...

On discovering this, so incensed was the wicked king, that he no longer confined his rage to the Jews in Alexa...

Wherever this decree was received, the people kept up a revelry of joy and shouting; as if their long-pent-up,...

And Eleazar, an illustrious priest of the country, who had attained to length of days, and whose life had been...

King Ptolemy Philopator to the commanders throughout Egypt, and to all who are set over affairs, joy and stren...