THE STORY OF THE MACCABEES (1 & 2)

Pretty much took over everything

ANTIOCHUS IV - 100'S BC

DID NOT LIKE THE JEWISH RELIGION

(AKA "HELLENIZE)

PUBLICLY WORSHIP, KEEP KOSHER, READ TORAH, CIRCUMCISE OR KEEP THE SABBATH

(GOD MADE MANIFEST) - ANTIOCHUS IV

WORSHIP "EPIPHANIES" AS A GOD

In fact, he had his army sacrifice a pig

AMONG THE JEWISH PEOPLE

Many ACCEPTED GREEK CULTURE AND GAVE UP THEIR FAITH

TO COVER THE FACT THAT THEY WERE STUDYING TORAH

LEAD A REBELLION AGAINST THE GREEKS

"CHANUKAH" MEANS "DEDICATION

THE OIL IN THE MENORAH, THAT WAS ONLY ENOUGH FOR 1 DAY, LAsTEd 8 DAYS!

BECAME AN 8 DAY FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING THE VICTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE

CELEBRATED WITH THE MENORAH, PUT IN A WINDOW FOR ALL TO SEE

with gold foil covered chocolate money called "gelt"

The Dreidel says,

"נס גדול היה שם" (NES GADOL HAYAH SHAM)

DELICIOUS DEEP FRIED FOODS LIKE LATKES AND JELLY DONUTS

(HASMONEAN PERIOD)

when the Roman Rule began

SOMETIME BETWEEN 4 BC AND 4 AD

... THE NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD