The Society of Biblical Literature's own scholarly reference site, Bible Odyssey, entry on Hanukkah, documenting Judah Maccabee's purification and rededication of the Jerusalem Temple in 164 BCE following its desecration by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes three years earlier.
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Reliability Tier1
A scholarly society's own peer reviewed reference article, tier 1, used here for the 164 BCE rededication and the three year span since Antiochus IV's desecration, corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's own account below. NotesUsed for the 164 BCE dating of the Temple's rededication and the three years of desecration under Antiochus IV Epiphanes that preceded it.
Citation
PublisherSociety of Biblical Literature
URLhttps://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/hanukkah/
Source Typeacademic reference
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This source names Antiochus IV directly: "its desecration by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes three years earlier."
Source Hanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Spread Events, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
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