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Maccabees, Third Book Of
Maccabees, Third Book of, a book that, despite its name, recounts the persecution of the Jews in the era prior to the Maccabees. It concerns attempts by the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–203 bce) to persecute Jews throughout his realm, first through registration and enslavement enforced by