In this episode, I present an overview of Maccabee literature and discuss 1 Maccabees. 
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Maccabees+1&version=NRSV 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Books-of-the-Maccabees 
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10237-maccabees-books-of 
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1596-antiochus-scroll-of 
https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/2739/old-testament-pseudepigrapha.aspx 
https://www.islamic-awareness.org/bible/text/canon/ethiopican.html