3 Maccabees
book about persecution of the Jews in Ptolemaic Egypt
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Summary
3 Maccabees is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 3 Maccabees's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
- 3 Maccabees's genre is Jewish apocryphon[4].
- 3 Maccabees followed 2 Maccabees[5].
- 3 Maccabees was followed by 4 Maccabees[6].
- 3 Maccabees is part of deuterocanonical books[7].
- 3 Maccabees is part of Books of the Maccabees[8].
- 3 Maccabees's Commons category is recorded as 3 Maccabees[9].
- 3 Maccabees's language of work or name is recorded as Biblical Greek[10].
- 1 BC marks the founding of 3 Maccabees[11].
- 3 Maccabees's characters is recorded as Ptolemy IV Philopator[12].
- 3 Maccabees's characters is recorded as Antiochus III the Great[13].
- 3 Maccabees's characters is recorded as Eleazar[14].
- 3 Maccabees's has edition or translation is recorded as Das dritte Buch der Makkabäer[15].
- 3 Maccabees's has edition or translation is recorded as Q116772447[16].
- 3 Maccabees's has edition or translation is recorded as Q118892183[17].
- 3 Maccabees's narrative location is recorded as Alexandria[18].
- 3 Maccabees's narrative location is recorded as Second Temple[19].
- 3 Maccabees's topic's main category is recorded as Category:3 Maccabees[20].
- 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as 3. Buch der Makkabäer[21].
- 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΩΝ Γ[22].
- 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as Machabaeorum III[23].
- 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as מכב״י[24].
- 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as 3 Maccabees[25].
- 3 Maccabees's set in period is recorded as 3rd century BC[26].
- 3 Maccabees's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as 3 Maccabees[27].
Body
Publication
3 Maccabees's language of work or name is recorded as Biblical Greek[10]. Its genre is Jewish apocryphon[4]. Part of include deuterocanonical books[7], a religious text[28] and Books of the Maccabees[8], a group of literary works[29].
Adaptations and Inspiration
3 Maccabees followed 2 Maccabees[5]. It was followed by 4 Maccabees[6].
Why It Matters
3 Maccabees ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]