This related question touches on the book of Maccabees.

I was wondering whether any of the Rishonim or Acharonim ever mentioned this book (especially I Maccabees) - which - I suppose would answer the question whether it is a valid Jewish source or not. Also (assuming it's not mentioned)...

Being that some of the narrative mentioned there differs from the way they are told in say Megilat Antiochus (which was accepted R Saadia Gaon and Halachot Gedolot) - would that mean that it is forbidden / not right to read from this book.

[ I glanced through I Maccabees and noticed that I didn't see any mention of the miracle of flask of oil burning for 8 days ... or any mention of miracles for that matter.

I was always under the impression that the Maccabim was only Matityau and sons and a few more Chashmonaim, wheras there - the CHashmonai fighters are in the thousands

The death of Nikanor and Antiyochus are also different in Maccabees....

then it dawned on me that it may have been wrong of me to read through it in the first place ]