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Did Ancient Jews Change Hanukkah to One-Up the Competition?
ORIGINS
New research into the origins of Hanukkah shows that this joyful holiday developed and evolved alongside other gentile light-based festivals like Saturnalia.
Candida Moss
Published
Dec. 29 2019
5:00AM EST
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
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