when historical records indicate the "miracle" of the oil burning for eight days is a sham. It never happened! It's just another one of those Talmud/Torah absurdities which make the bible read like a joke!
2007-01-15 11:29:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah
Not real.
2007-01-15 11:39:33 · update #1
It's not in Torah and it's not in Talmud. Boy, don't you just love it when somebody tries to sound smart and ends up looking like a baboon??
It's in the Book of 1 Maccabees.
2007-01-15 11:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is an absurdity in the Torah, then it would also be in the Bible. The Torah is, after all, the Old Testament.
Before you go off and start bashing other cultures, do some research and think about your wording.
:-)
2007-01-15 11:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Wisdom Lies in the Heart 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even in Jesus time, which was only a couple centuries later, the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) was celebrated.
John 10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
2007-01-15 11:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't celebrate Hanukkah, but I'm interested in what records indicate that it is a sham. Please specify.
People celebrate it because it is tradition, passed from parent to child for more than two thousand years.
2007-01-15 11:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by darth_maul_8065 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a tradition. Who cares if the oil burned for eight days or not...
2007-01-15 11:34:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He nonetheless has to "play the section" of president. There are greater substantial issues than pardoning the thanksgiving turkey yet we nonetheless do stuff like that. do not comprehend why although
2016-12-16 05:34:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, there is evidence that jesus wasn't born on december 25th, why do people still celebrate christmas?
2007-01-15 11:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by Ghost Wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude whats your problem
its part of the jewish tradition
get over it... if we jews wanna celebrate hannukah let us...
2007-01-15 11:33:16 · answer #8 · answered by hairspray queen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're more than welcome to make jokes of someone's history, but expect the same when your time comes.
Karma, dude. Karma.
2007-01-15 11:34:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
that is like asking americans why we celebrate Christmas!!!
it is a jewish (holiday)
2007-01-15 11:33:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋