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Hanukkah will always remain a minor holiday in the Jewish tradition, since its roots lie in a post-biblical military victory that established a greatly disappointing royal line.
Miriam Lazewatsky: Renewal And Rededication: Supporting LGBT Equality During Hanukkah Miriam Lazewatsky 2011
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Hanukkah will always remain a minor holiday in the Jewish tradition, since its roots lie in a post-biblical military victory that established a greatly disappointing royal line.
Miriam Lazewatsky: Renewal And Rededication: Supporting LGBT Equality During Hanukkah Miriam Lazewatsky 2011
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Hanukkah will always remain a minor holiday in the Jewish tradition, since its roots lie in a post-biblical military victory that established a greatly disappointing royal line.
Miriam Lazewatsky: Renewal And Rededication: Supporting LGBT Equality During Hanukkah Miriam Lazewatsky 2011
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As you've noted, it appears to be out of harmony with the post-biblical doctrines of eternal torment and the immortality of the soul, but I would suggest that it is these doctrines that are in error, not Solomon.
The Inerrancy of Ecclesiastes 9:2-6 James F. McGrath 2010
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Ruth the Moabite attracted the attention of post-biblical writers not only because a book (or a scroll) was named after her.
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It is no accident that ambivalent personages like these, presenting unresolved moral dilemmas and interesting narratives, attracted many post-biblical writers.
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The contemporary Jewish woman and her behavior are among the most frequent topics of discussion, and they are joined by a gallery of biblical and post-biblical, Jewish and non-Jewish heroines.
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Another interesting borderline case would be that of Lilith: this character emerges in many post-biblical traditions as an attractive and often destructive female figure.
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In post-biblical Jewish antiquity women were not viewed as equal to men or as full Jews.
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Thus we see how in some cases post-biblical Judaism maintained biblical law without maintaining its spirit.
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