Tag Archives: Second book of Maccabees

The Apocrypha’s “Second Book of Maccabees”: A Failed Attempt to Re-imagine Maccabees

In 2012, in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near the Spanish city of Zaragoza, a fresco of Jesus (titled “Behold the Man”) had deteriorated, and, given how prized this work of art was, a number of officials wanted it restored. … Continue reading

Posted in Second Book of Maccabees | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment