With Prof. Lawrence H. Schiffman discussing Chanukah & its historical sources
Seforimchatter
Seforimchatter
With Prof. Lawrence H. Schiffman discussing Chanukah & its historical sources
Dec 10, 2020
Season 2
Episode 19
Seforimchatter
#47.
With Prof. Lawrence H. Schiffman (Judge Abraham Lieberman Professorship in Hebrew & Judaic studies at NYU) discussing Chanukah and its historical sources.
We discussed 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Megillas Ta'anis, Megillas Antiochus, Josephus, Josippon, and more. Their history, who wrote them & when were they written, Nes Pach Shemen, and more.
