1 Maccabees 1:56-58
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
56 Any scrolls of the law[a] that they found they tore up and burned. 57 Whoever was found with a scroll of the covenant, and whoever observed the law, was condemned to death by royal decree. 58 So they used their power against Israel, against those who were caught, each month, in the cities.
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- 1:56 Scrolls of the law: one or more of the first five books of the Old Testament, the traditional law of Israel.
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