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4 Maccabees 1:1-2
Revised Standard Version
4 Maccabees 1:1-2
Revised Standard Version
The Author’s Definition of His Task
1 The subject that I am about to discuss is most philosophical, that is, whether devout reason is sovereign over the emotions. So it is right for me to advise you to pay earnest attention to philosophy. 2 For the subject is essential to everyone who is seeking knowledge, and in addition it includes the praise of the highest virtue—I mean, of course, rational judgment.
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