religionDec 10, 202058:00pending
With Prof. Lawrence H. Schiffman discussing Chanukah & its historical sources
About this episode
#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.
Get every episode summarized
Each time Seforimchatter publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Seforimchatter
The Making of The Machzor (with Rabbi Moshe Walter)
Seforimchatter
Sep 8, 20261:06:00completed
The Rarest Blue (with Dr. Baruch Sterman)
Seforimchatter
Sep 6, 20261:39:45completed
SmallTalk: Siddur Shaarei Rachamim (with Rabbi Dov Loketch and Rabbi Eliezer Wei...
Seforimchatter
Sep 3, 202617:45completed
SmallTalk: Yefeih Einayim on Nach (with Rabbi Dovid Jaffee)
Seforimchatter
Sep 1, 202614:05pending