My Hanukkah post is up at Patheos
Here's an extract
There’s always been an interesting tension between the two aspects of Hanukkah celebration. Which should take precedence in our thoughts each year? Should it be the miracle of the Temple light which burned for eight days when there was only enough sanctified oil for one day? Or should we place the greater emphasis on the military victory of the Maccabees against a regional superpower, the Assyrian Greeks?
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