...for their idolatry, expecting that they would rise again. "If he was looking to the splendid award that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought" (12:44-45). 31. Here and below I use the translation by H. Anderson in JH Charlesworth, ed., The Old...

...collection so that a sin offering could be made in Jerusalem. In doing this, comments the writer, Judas 'acted very well and honourably, taking account of...thought. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, so that they might be delivered from their sin.89 This passage has, of course, been a happy hunting-ground...

...of silver which he sent to Jerusalem to provide for a sin offering. The inspired author concludes: In doing this he acted very well and honourably, taking...up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a hofy and pious thought Therefore he made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from...

...sent it to Jerusalem to provide for a sin offering. In doing this he acted very well and honorably, taking account of the resurrection. For if he were...asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. 1 Ibid., 173-74 (quote on 174). 2 Ibid., 174. 3 Ibid., 174-75. 4 Ibid., 175. 5 Ibid., 176-94. Therefore...

...Jerusalem. They were commended in 2 Maccabees 12:43^44, In doing this he acted very well and honorably, taking account of the resurrection. For if he were...asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought (NRSV). 389 Mothers, in 2 Esdras 2:15-16, are urged to bring up their children with gladness, for God...

...sent it to Jerusalem to provide for a sin offering. In doing this he acted very well and honorably, taking account of the resurrection. For if he were...thought. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, so that they might be delivered from their sin. In this passage, our Catholic community finds the root...

...provide for a sin offering1 [for soldiers who had died]. In doing this he acted very well and honorably, taking account of the resurrection. For if he were...asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought (2 Mac. 12:43-45). Some Christians do not accept 2 Maccabees as part of the Bible, although it has...

...'orsteliuugf'n vom Geschick der Verstorhenen geschicbtlicb daegestellt [ Tubingen; Katzmann, 1969), 11. would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for...thought. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, so that they might be delivered from their sin" (2 Mace. 12:43-45). With these practices the Jews did...

...been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead (weep veKpcov e\>xea9ou). But if he was looking for the splendid reward that is laid up for those who...thought. Therefore, he made atonement for the dead, so that they might be delivered from their sin. (2 Macc. 12:43b-45, NRSV) From this one learns nothing...

...amount of two thousand drachmas of silver, and sent it to Jerusalem to provide for a sin-offering. In doing this he acted very well and honourably, taking...fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought.48 Such acting well and honourably by remembering the dead in prayer seems appropriate for...