The miracle of the cruse of oil. The metamorphosis of a legend
A popular view among historians considers the famous Hanukkah story of the cruse of oil, which appears in the Talmud and seemingly also in the Scholium of Megillat Taʿanit, as evidence of the determination of the Sages to erase the memory of the Hasmoneans. A careful examination of the traditions ab...
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2002
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Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 73, Pages: 191-226 |
RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism RC Liturgy |
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Rabbinic Judaism
B Jüdische Liturgie |
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