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II Maccabees was rejected by Jews as well as many Church Fathers
as inspired, never quoted by Christ,
and includes the heresy of offering money for the sins of the dead.

What "Jews" are you saying specifically rejected II Maccabees?

Maccabbees can be found in the Septuaguint- written by "Jews".
Christ was a Jew.
Jesus quoted from the Septuagint. The Apostles quoted from the Septuagint.
There are well over 300 citations of the Septuagint in the NT scripture.
Also in NT Scripture, we read Christ observed the forerunner of today's Chanukah Solemnity in the Temple.
Nowhere else can you find the documentation for the origin of the 'festival of Lights"-
But in Macabbees. Christ would not have celebrated something that was rejected.

You can say - Jesus never quoted from Macabbees as recorded in the NT-
but you are not correct in saying Jesus did not observe Maccabeean tradition-
OR that
Jesus never quoted fron this scripture that he, AND his Apostles were rather familiar with - The Septuagint. (Jn 25:21)

I had read there were even fragments of Maccabees found in the Dead Sea Scrolls...
Now THOSE Jews yes, are on record of despising the Maccabeean aftermath -
So why they had fragments of those books in their library is interesting.

Pharisees? Sadducees? Zealots?
Which Jews are you referring to in Jesus' Day that rejected Maccabees?