Editing Maccabees (section)

==Biblical accounts==
{{main|Books of the Maccabees}}
The Maccabean story is preserved in the books of the [[1 Maccabees|First]] and [[2 Maccabees|Second Maccabees]], which describe in detail the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the lighting of the menorah. These books are not part of the Tanakh ([[Hebrew Bible]]) which came from the Jewish canon; however, they were part of the Alexandrian canon which is also called the [[Septuagint]].<ref name="Carson 2005">{{cite book |title= Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon |last= Carson |first= D. A. |year= 2005 |publisher= Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn= 9781597521185 |quote= E. AN ALEXANDRIAN CANON? Some assert that the Greek translation of the Old Testament (called the Septuagint or LXX) offers evidence that the canon of diaspora Judaism |page=307}}</ref> Both books are included in the [[Old Testament]] used by the Catholic and Orthodox churches,<ref>Stergiou, R. (1997), {{cite web|url=http://www.orthodoxchristian.info/pages/old_testament.html|title=The Old Testament in the Orthodox Church}}, accessed 10 December 2020</ref> since those churches consider the books [[Deuterocanonical books|deuterocanonical]]. They are not included in the Old Testament books in most [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Bibles since most Protestants consider the books [[apocrypha]]l.

Multiple references to Hanukkah are made in the [[Mishnah]] (Bikkurim 1:6, Rosh HaShanah 1:3, Taanit 2:10, Megillah 3:4 and 3:6, Moed Katan 3:9, and Bava Kama 6:6), though specific laws are not described. The miracle of the one-day supply of oil lasting eight days is first described in the [[Talmud]], committed to writing about 600 years after the events described in the books of Maccabees.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dolanksy|first=Shawna|title=The Truth(s) About Hanukkah|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shawna-dolansky/the-truth-about-hanukah_b_1165708.html|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=23 December 2011}}</ref> The [[New Testament]] mentions [[john 10#The Feast of Dedication|Jesus visiting the temple during Hanukkah]] (John 10:22-23).