1 Maccabees recounts the history of the Maccabean revolt against Greek rule, highlighting the struggles for religious freedom and the establishment of the Hasmonean dynasty.
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Translation by Richard Challoner, 1752, now in the public domain.
Original translation commissioned by King James, 1611, now in the public domain.