\id=1MA \headers \h=1 Maccabees \toc1=The First Book of the Maccabees \toc2=1 Maccabees \toc3=1Ma \mt2=THE FIRST BOOK OF THE \mt1=MACCABEES \¬headers \intro \ip=\bk The First Book of the Maccabees\bk* is recognized as Deuterocanonical Scripture by the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Russian Orthodox Churches. \¬intro \chapters