Josephus used many of the same histories and sources as did the writers of First and Second Maccabees , although his use of the First Maccabees source seems primary. G. F. Handel used the story of Judas as the theme for his oratorio Judas Maccabeus , and its historical sequal Alexander Balus . David A. Zampino, Sr. Copyright is claimed jointly by the author, the instructor, and Nashotah House, 1998. Listing of summaries of Deuterocanonical books.
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