4 Maccabees 15-16 - The mother, maternal courage, and spiritual warfare

4 Maccabees 15-16 presents the mother of the seven brothers as the fiercest test of the book's thesis: natural love is not erased, but purified by faith so that maternal affection itself becomes witness, exhortation, and victory over the passions. Read and follow along: https://orthodoxbiblestudy.com/bible-studies/old-testament/4-maccabees/4-maccabees-15-16-the-mother-maternal-courage-and-spiritual-warfare