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The designation 5 Maccabees first appears in an article by Cotton in 1832 and was perpetuated by Samuel Davidson and others. Alternative titles include Arabic 2 Maccabees and Arabic Maccabees.
The name is also used to denote a text contained in the Translatio Syra Peshitto, edited by Ceriani, which however is nothing more than a Syriac version of 6th book of Josephus' Jewish War.
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