2 Maccabees
Unknownc. 124 BCE
2 Maccabees contains the Bible's most explicit pre-Christian affirmation of resurrection from the dead and prayer for the deceased.
narrativeAncient Greekmoderatemedium · ~3.0h
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Why It Matters
2 Maccabees contains the Bible's most explicit pre-Christian affirmation of resurrection from the dead and prayer for the deceased. These passages became key proof texts for Catholic doctrines of purgatory and prayers for the dead.