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• And so, as we continue reading through Maccabees, we find that there rose up a faithful priest, called Mattathias, who refused to submit to Greek rule. With his five sons, he fought against Greek rule. These faithful priests rose up to challenge the entire Greek army. Victory by victory, battle after battle, others joined them, until soon they had overcome the Greek army. While reading the whole account in its glorious detail is beyond the scope of this lesson, we can get a flavour of these events by reading chapter 2 of the Book of the Maccabees. Let us continue where we left off: