Day 298: The Gift of Life (2022)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Beginning of 2nd Maccabees
In the 2nd Book of Maccabees, we're going to hear the story of Judas all over again. The author is kind of like introwing the whole story by not only throwing back, but throwing forward. He's letting people know right away, our Jewish brothers and sisters, keep this feast,. And so they've already lived through purification of the temple. Also we have the story of Nehemiah, which we don't have necessarily anywhere else in the Bible - discovering the sacred fire.
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