2 Maccabees chapters 1-4

First letter to them Hebrew's of Egypt. Second letter to them Hebrew's of Egypt. Thanksgiving for the punishment of Antiochus.l The Miraculously preservation of the sacred fire. Jeremiah conceals the tent, ark and altar.Nehemiah's library. An invitation to dedication. The arrival of Heliodorus in Jerusalem. Consternation in Jerusalem. The punishment of Heliodorus. The conversions of Heliodorus. The misdeed of Simon, admistation of the Temple. Jason the high priest, introduced Hellenism. Antiochus Epiphanies is acclaims in Jerusalem. Menelaus becomes high priest's. The murder of Ones. Lydimachus killed on an insurrection. Menelaus buys his acquittal.