Jason of Cyrene

Jason of Cyrene (Greek: Ἰάσων κυρήναιος) was a Hellenistic Jew who lived about 100 BC and wrote a history of the times of the Maccabees down to the victory over Nicanor (175-161 BC). This work is said to have been in five books and formed the basis of the present 2 Maccabees. See 2 Maccabees 2:19-32., especially: “And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book.”— 2 Maccabees 2:24

Jason of Cyrene

Jason of Cyrene (Greek: Ἰάσων κυρήναιος) was a Hellenistic Jew who lived about 100 BC and wrote a history of the times of the Maccabees down to the victory over Nicanor (175-161 BC). This work is said to have been in five books and formed the basis of the present 2 Maccabees. See 2 Maccabees 2:19-32., especially: “And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book.”— 2 Maccabees 2:24