\id=2MA \headers \h=2 Maccabees \toc1=The Second Book of the Maccabees \toc2=2 Maccabees \toc3=2Ma \mt2=THE SECOND BOOK OF THE \mt1=MACCABEES \¬headers \intro \ip=\bk The Second Book of the Maccabees\bk* is recognized as Deuterocanonical Scripture by the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Russian Orthodox Churches. \¬intro \chapters