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Apocrypha · 2 Maccabees 3:25–26

Heliodorus is beaten

EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
Reference2 Maccabees 3:25–26
Writtenc. 124 BCE
Setc. 178 BCE
For there appeared unto them an horse with a terrible rider upon him… Moreover two other young men appeared before him, notable in strength, excellent in beauty, and comely in apparel.

Translation: KJV Apocrypha

Read it literally

Security guards for the Temple treasury, who beat an official and vanish.

What scholars say

Temple-protection legend.

From the sky

Quick answers about 2 Maccabees 3:25–26

Where is 2 Maccabees 3:25–26 found?

2 Maccabees 3:25–26 (Apocrypha). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

When was 2 Maccabees 3:25–26 written?

c. 124 BCE.

What do scholars say about 2 Maccabees 3:25–26?

Temple-protection legend.

Sources

  1. King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with ApocryphaPrimary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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