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2 Maccabees Chapter 3: Bible Study by Atheists
Jerusalem’s supposedly vibing in “unbroken peace” until one petty bureaucratic snitch decides the temple treasury looks a little too stacked—and runs to the Seleucid power structure like a hall monitor on a sugar high. Enter Heliodorus: the king’s errand boy with a “just asking questions” vibe… who is absolutely there to confiscate money that explicitly belongs to widows and orphans. Because nothing screams righteous governance like shaking down the poor via “legal authority.”Then the story goes full fantasy cutscene: God apparently rolls up like a mythic raid boss, horse, gold-plated armor…
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