Hanukkah is famous as the festival of lights, and most of us know it for the lighting of the menorah and the celebration of the miracle of the oil. But how much do you know about the Hasmoneans and Hanukkah’s early political and religious history? Was Hanukkah always about divine intervention? This week, Dr. Kenneth Atkinson joins Bible & Archaeology for a discussion about the origins of Hanukkah and Hanukkah's early history under the Hasmoneans.

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Guest: Dr. Kenneth Atkinson, Professor of History at the University of Northern IowaHosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Robert Cargill and Mary Kathryn Lichty