Posts Tagged: Antiochus
Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed, 2019
1. Chanukah’s historical context is narrated in the four Books of the Maccabees, The Scroll of Antiochus, and The Wars of the Jews. The Greek Empire...
Finding a Balance in the Meaning of Hanukkah
The Hanukkah story is a good example of how a religious culture can develop over time and why. It is, in fact, based on historically documented...
Hanukkah and the Lessons of International Pressure Against Israel
What induced Antiochus Epiphanes to attempt to eradicate Judaism? Some speculate that he had his own political motives. However, he initially had good relations with...
