The books of Macabbees, along with a few other extraneous writings which Rome has carelessly included as part of the Scriptures, do not appear in the Jewish canon of Hebrew books which comprise the Old Testament.
It was removed in an overtly anti-Christian act at Jamnia. The Vulgate derives from the Septuagint anyway.
649 posted on 05/08/2008 1:49:00 PM PDT by Petronski
(When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth, voting for Hillary.)
Ah, yes, and thus we see Rome's pronouncement that the Jews are wrong about everything, even as to which Scriptures God gave to the Old Testament saints.
Rome's hubris knows no limit.
654 posted on 05/08/2008 1:59:36 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg
("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)