Behind the Scenes of the Hanukkah Story: The Books of the Maccabees

from Understanding Sin and Evil · host Miryam Brand

What was behind Antiochus’s decrees? Was Hanukkah really the end of the fight for independence? And what was the difference between Judean and Diaspora views of the Hanukkah story and the Hasmonean revolt? I explored these questions through a talk on the First and Second Books of the Maccabees – two … The post Behind the Scenes of the Hanukkah Story: The Books of the Maccabees appeared first on Understanding Sin and Evil.

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