Home›Sources›Hanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)SourcesHanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical LiteratureCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Hanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/hanukkah-bible-odyssey-society-of-biblical-literature.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Hanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/hanukkah-bible-odyssey-society-of-biblical-literatureCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-hanukkah-bible-odyssey-society-of-biblic, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Hanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/hanukkah-bible-odyssey-society-of-biblical-literature}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe 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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (14 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A 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.NotesWell-attestedUsed for the 164 BCE dating of the Temple's rededication and the three years of desecration under Antiochus IV Epiphanes that preceded it.CitationPublisherWell-attestedSociety of Biblical LiteratureURLWell-attestedhttps://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/hanukkah/Source TypeWell-attestedacademic referenceCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAntiochus IV, Historical Figures Well-attested 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)tier 1Claims 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 TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Spread Events, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.Well-attested9SourcesHanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)Spread EventsJudah Maccabee Rededicates the Second TempleHolds4SourcesHanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)Spread EventsJudah Maccabee Rededicates the Second TempleGeneral References1Spread EventsJudah Maccabee Rededicates the Second TempleComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year