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Ancient Synagogues, Volume 2
The origins of the synagogue remain shrouded in mystery and its development in its early centuries is only slightly better understood. This book brings together over twenty essays from Israeli, British, and American scholars to explore the development of the ancient synagogue. Combining original articles with the best of earlier studies—including nine articles here translated from the Hebrew for the first time—this collection presents the fullest critical picture of the early synagogue and the scholarly discussions concerning it. The book focuses on two central questions. First, what were the origins of the earliest synagogues, and where did they achieve the greatest growth in the early centuries? Second, what role did the early synagogue play within the Jewish community?
The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004112544).
The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004112544).
Dan Urman, Ph.D. (1979) New York University, is Senior Lecturer at Ben-Gurion University. He has directed numerous surveys and excavations in Israel, and has published books on the Golan and the Shephelah in the Roman and Byzantine periods.
Paul V.M. Flesher, Ph.D. (1988) Brown University, directs Religious Studies at the University of Wyoming. He has published on synagogues, targums, and early Rabbinic Judaism.
Paul V.M. Flesher, Ph.D. (1988) Brown University, directs Religious Studies at the University of Wyoming. He has published on synagogues, targums, and early Rabbinic Judaism.
Volume II
V. THE SYNAGOGUE'S INTERNAL AESTHETICS
A. Ovadiah, 'Art of the Ancient Synagogues in Israel.'
J.R. Branham, 'Vicarious Sacrality: Temple Space in Ancient Synagogues.'
P.V.M. Flesher, 'Rereading the Reredos: David, Orpheus, and Messianism in the Dura Europos Synagogue.'
A. Ovadiah, 'The Mosaic Workshop of Gaza in Christian Antiquity.'
VI. D. Urman, PUBLIC STRUCTURES AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE GOLAN HEIGHTS
V. THE SYNAGOGUE'S INTERNAL AESTHETICS
A. Ovadiah, 'Art of the Ancient Synagogues in Israel.'
J.R. Branham, 'Vicarious Sacrality: Temple Space in Ancient Synagogues.'
P.V.M. Flesher, 'Rereading the Reredos: David, Orpheus, and Messianism in the Dura Europos Synagogue.'
A. Ovadiah, 'The Mosaic Workshop of Gaza in Christian Antiquity.'
VI. D. Urman, PUBLIC STRUCTURES AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE GOLAN HEIGHTS
Scholars, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and perhaps educated and knowledgeable lay persons interested in Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism, New Testament and Early Christianity, or Roman or Byzantine archaeology in Israel.