Temple propaganda : the purpose and character of 2 Maccabees - Doran, Robert, 1940- (Washington, DC. The Catholic Biblical Association of America, 1981)
1. The unity of 2 Maccabees -- The prefixed letters -- The attempts to find sources -- 2. The syntax and style -- 3. The structure of 2 Maccabees -- 3:1-40 -- 4:1-10:9 -- 10:10-15:36 -- 4. The literary character -- An epitome? -- Tragic history? -- Festal legend? -- Conclusion.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-123) and index.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc