3 Macc.

Religion abbreviation · Bible Book

3 Macc. stands for 3 Maccabees, a Bible book abbreviation.

Book of seven chapters, canonical in Eastern Orthodox churches, describing the persecution and miraculous deliverance of Egyptian Jews under King Ptolemy IV Philopator. Despite its title, it does not involve the Maccabees.

Example: Orthodox Bibles include 3 Macc. among the historical books.

Usage notes

SBL writes 3 Macc. The title probably came from its similar theme of faithfulness under persecution. 4 Maccabees, a philosophical treatise, is placed in an appendix in some Orthodox Bibles.

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