“A Contemporary Look at the Story of Hanukkah”
by Dr. Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, Temple Beth Sholom, Hamden CT, bible scholar who has authored 11 books and over 80 articles.
He has been the Biblical Consultant on an archaeological dig in Egypt, the Northwest Sinai Archaeological Expedition, pursuing the route of the Exodus. His current area of interest is the relationship between the Book of Daniel and the story of Hanukkah, specifically the reasons for the Antiochene persecution.