Book of 2 Maccabees Summary: A Complete Animated Overview

Name: Book of 2 Maccabees Summary: A Complete Animated Overview
Uploaded: 2025-06-12T19:00:00-05:00
Duration: 11 min 29 s
Channel: Corey
Description: Does God respond to the prayers of suffering people? Though not written to be a part of the Hebrew Bible, 2 Maccabees was read by ancient Jewish and Christian communities and later included in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. It explores how God delivers his people when they call out to him for mercy. (Video and artwork belong to BibleProject) #Maccabees #BibleProject #BibleVideo

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Length: 11:29
Published: Jun 12, 2025
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Does God respond to the prayers of suffering people? Though not written to be a part of the Hebrew Bible, 2 Maccabees was read by ancient Jewish and Christian communities and later included in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. It explores how God delivers his people when they call out to him for mercy.

(Video and artwork belong to BibleProject)

#Maccabees #BibleProject #BibleVideo

Comments (34)

@cjtm1426 1 year ago

Thank you for the extending the work to books included in the Catholic bible as well.

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@robertdenning2304 1 year ago

To GOD Give All The Glory!!!

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@jamie3958 10 months ago

Great work on this inspired Scripture.

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@koltbrahmin 5 months ago

These are my favorite bible story explainer videos - thank you SO MUCH man!
@momof7143 1 year ago

I've never heard of Maccabees. This is interesting! Thank you.

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@nadom29 8 months ago

thank you Corey for the wonderful work you have done on 1&2 Maccabees.. i needed more understanding after reading the books and you just got me there.God bless you!
@sebastianbajescu4513 11 months ago

Even though it may seem hard, never forget that God is always by your side amen❤

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@KrekiSanchez 8 months ago

Just started reading it.

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@CreightonMoresby 3 months ago

Yes this resource is magnificent
@robertwilliamsoriano466 1 year ago

I love these videos about the apocrypha! Can you make videos about other apocryphal books like the 1 Enoch? etc.

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@lc-mschristian5717 11 months ago

Thank you.
@KweenChikapoo 1 year ago

Thank you!
@SethBerg-s1v 1 year ago

Thank you so much
@andrewclemons8619 1 year ago

What program did you use to produce this fine video?

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@onepiece_luffysgirl 10 months ago

So the first book is the real kinda story and the second book is the fairytale kinda version
@cdeep4548 8 months ago

And Jesus celebrated Hanukkah as well. Oh oh Jesus followed the tradition of men??? Yes, yes he did.

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@GnomaticMime-lz9js 8 months ago

So is 2 maccabees more of a historical recollection or a novella/work of fiction like Tobit and Judith and Esther?
@jonathanpalos2560 1 year ago

So the Hanukah tradition came from this story?

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@gnuauhtis 8 months ago

Morale of the story is innocent people die no matter what.

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@enkinightmare3881 9 months ago

Always wondered as a kid why the Greek period was missing! Thought it was odd.