An Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus WordNet 3.0

An Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus, tells how the Greek ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted to suppress the practice of basic Jewish law, resulting in a Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule Open English WordNet

1 Maccabees, also known as the First Book of Maccabees, First Maccabees, and abbreviated as 1 Macc., is a deuterocanonical book which details the history of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire as well as the founding and earliest history of the independent Hasmonean kingdom. Wikipedia

First book of the Maccabees. Wikidata

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants. Wiktionary

First book of Maccabees. Wiktionary (translation)