"Mad Kings and Maccabees: The First Hanukkah" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Oct 2016 9:32 p.m. PST |
"In the 2nd century BC a "mad king" threatened to extinguish the Jewish religion and obliterate the Jew's unique identity. A champion arose, David-like, to challenge the Seleucid Goliath and defend his people: Judah Maccabee: "The Hammer"! His struggle freed the Jewish people and gave us a lasting legacy, celebrated by the Festival of Light: Hanukkah. Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights (also known as the Feast of Dedication) is celebrated with the lighting, over eight days, of the ceremonial menorah: a unique nine-branched candelabrum. The origins of this festival, and the first Hanukkah, are found in the 2nd century BC; when the Jewish people faced and overcame one of the many threats to their cultural and physical existence in their long and storied history…"
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| daler240D | 25 Oct 2016 5:58 a.m. PST |
a little heavy handed against the native Hellenistic faction, but interesting read |
| Tango01 | 25 Oct 2016 10:28 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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| Huscarle | 25 Oct 2016 11:57 a.m. PST |
An interesting pivotal point in History. If the Seleucids had finally converted the fanatical Jews (as the moderates had already accepted conversion & it was the diehards fighting on), how our history would have changed.
No Jewish religion, & therefore no Christianity… |
| Tango01 | 26 Oct 2016 1:01 p.m. PST |
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