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What type of book is Maccabees?

Deuterocanonical book

What is another name for the Deuterocanonical books?

Apocryphal books

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What Jewish holiday is established in Maccabees?

Hanukkah

What type of book is Esther?

Biblical novella

What independent events are told in Maccabees?

The book contains independent accounts of events about the attempted "suppression of Judaism" in Palestine in the second century BC.

In the story of the mother and seven brothers in what do we learn that the Jewish faith believed?

It brings in the beliefs about life after death, purgatory.

In the story in 2 Maccabees 12:38-46 which two beliefs do we see when the fallen are buried?

Praying for the dead/those who have died
Purgatory

In the story of 2 Maccabees 15:6-16 we see the prophet Jeremiah. What belief do we see when this man appears and prays for them?

"The communion of saints" Jeremiah appeared and he prayed for them, it shows that the communion of saints pray for us even though they are in heaven. This also shows how we can ask them to intercede for us.

What are the main themes of Esther?

Divine providence
God who cares for his chosen people
How we answer God's call

Esther is an example to us of what values?

Esther shows us that God calls us to a place to find our purpose, that God cares for his people, and how God uses hard situations to provide goodness for our purpose in life.