S sitifan Senior Member Joined Dec 30, 2006 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location Taiwan Aug 6, 2025 #1 Forbidden Knowledge: Why Books of The Maccabees Was Banned! Is the verb "Was" grammatically correct?
S SoothingDave Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 6, 2025 #2 No, it's not correct. There are several Maccabees books. Last edited by a moderator: Aug 7, 2025
Skrej Moderator Staff member Joined May 11, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 6, 2025 #3 Note that at about :14 it even says "three powerful books".