Prof. Lawrence M. Wills

Prof. Lawrence M. Wills

Prof. Lawrence M. Wills is the Ethelbert Talbot Professor of Biblical Studies at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. He received an M.T.S. and Th.D. from Harvard Divinity School, and is the author of The Jewish Novel in the Ancient World (Cornell University Press, 1995).

Last Updated: November 10, 2026

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The Lead up to Chanukah in the Book of Daniel

The Lead up to Chanukah in the Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel describes in apocalyptic visions, the history of the conflict between Judea and Antiochus Epiphanes, but fails to dream that the Maccabees, a political group of guerrilla fighters, will win.