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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Main Author: Noʿam, Ṿered (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: College 2002
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 73, Pages: 191-226
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
RC Liturgy
Further subjects:B Rabbinic Judaism
B Jüdische Liturgie
Parallel Edition:Electronic