You weren't bold enough.
Hey Mel, we know you lurk here ... whaddayathink?
By the way, others have said that Maccabees is not inspired. However, any informed person must admit the books are accurate history.
This book is a commentary on the book of Daniel, and it quotes extensively from 1-2 Maccabees because Antiochus Epihanes is a type of Antichrist.