3 Maccabees

Summary

3 Maccabees is a literary work^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 Koine 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 {'lang': 'de', 'text': '3. Buch der Makkabäer'}^[21].
• 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΩΝ Γ'}^[22].
• 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Machabaeorum III'}^[23].
• 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'מכב״י'}^[24].
• 3 Maccabees's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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 Koine 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 has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]