The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins to 200 C.E.

The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins to 200 C.E.
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 345
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ISBN-10 : 9789004161160
ISBN-13 : 9004161163
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Synopsis The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins to 200 C.E. by : Anders Runesson

This volume gathers for the first time all of the primary source material on the early synagogues up through the Second Century C. E. Each entry contains bibliographic citations and interpretative comments. An Introduction frames the current state of synagogue research, while extensive indices allow for easy location of specific allusions.

The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins Until 200 C.E.

The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins Until 200 C.E.
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Total Pages : 596
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105029489767
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Synopsis The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins Until 200 C.E. by : Birger Olsson

"The renewed intensity during the first part of the 90's of the debate concerning the ancient synagogue was a major influence on the decision to start the synagogue project in Lund: ""The Ancient Synagogue: Birthplace of Two World Religions"". On the basis o"

The Ancient Synagogue

The Ancient Synagogue
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 816
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ISBN-10 : 9780300074758
ISBN-13 : 0300074751
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Synopsis The Ancient Synagogue by : Lee I. Levine

Annotation The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as well. This commanding book provides an in-depth and comprehensive history of the synagogue from the Hellenistic period to the end of late antiquity. Drawing exhaustively on archeological evidence and on such literary sources as rabbinic material, the New Testament, Jewish writings of the Second Temple period, and Christian and pagan works, Lee Levine traces the development of the synagogue from what was essentially a communal institution to one which came to embody a distinctively religious profile. Exploring its history in the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods in both Palestine and the Diaspora, he describes the synagogue's basic features: its physical remains; its role in the community; its leadership; the roles of rabbis, Patriarchs, women, and priests in its operation; its liturgy; and its art. What emerges is a fascinating mosaic of a dynamic institution that succeeded in integrating patterns of social and religious behavior from the contemporary non-Jewish society while maintaining a distinctively Jewish character.

Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research

Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 772
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ISBN-10 : 9789004257726
ISBN-13 : 9004257721
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Synopsis Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research by : Rachel Hachlili

Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art. New Discoveries and Current Research presents archaeological evidence - the architecture, art, Jewish symbols, zodiac, biblical tales, inscriptions, and coins – which attest to the importance of the synagogue. When considered as a whole, all these pieces of evidence confirm the centrality of the synagogue institution in the life of the Jewish communities all through Israel and in the Diaspora. Most importantly, the synagogue and its art and architecture played a powerful role in the preservation of the fundamental beliefs, customs, and traditions of the Jewish people following the destruction of the Second Temple and the loss of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel. The book also includes a supplement of the report on the Qazion excavation.

The Synagogue in Ancient Palestine: Current Issues and Emerging Trends

The Synagogue in Ancient Palestine: Current Issues and Emerging Trends
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Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 9783647522142
ISBN-13 : 3647522147
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Synopsis The Synagogue in Ancient Palestine: Current Issues and Emerging Trends by : Rick Bonnie

This book brings together leading experts in the field of ancient synagogue studies to discuss the current issues and emerging trends in the study of synagogues in ancient Palestine. Divided into four thematic units, the different contributions apply archaeological, textual, historical and art historical methodologies to questions related to ancient synagogues. Part One addresses issues related to the origins and early development of synagogues up to 200 CE. The contributions provide different explanations to the alleged lack of evidence for synagogues built in the second and third centuries CE and ask how much continuity or change there is between the late Second Temple and late Roman/early Byzantine synagogues. Part Two deals with architecture and dating of ancient synagogues. It gives an overview of all synagogues found so far, approaches the dating of Galilean synagogues in the light of the recently-exposed synagogue at Huqoq, and provides a stylistic re-evaluation of the Capernaum synagogue decoration. Part three examines leadership, power and daily life in late antique synagogue contexts, illustrating non-monumental inscriptions, amulets and dining in synagogue contexts as well as the role of individual benefactors. Section four contextualizes synagogue art. An overview of synagogue mosaics in late antique Palestine is complemented with reinterpretations of the mosaics two synagogues. The section also offers a discussion of the appearance of the menorah.

Aposynagōgos and the Historical Jesus in John

Aposynagōgos and the Historical Jesus in John
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 9789004257795
ISBN-13 : 9004257799
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Synopsis Aposynagōgos and the Historical Jesus in John by : Jonathan Bernier

In Aposynagōgos and the Historical Jesus in John, Jonathan Bernier utilizes the critical-realist hermeneutics developed by Bernard Lonergan and Ben F. Meyer to survey historical data relevant to the Johannine expulsion passages (John 9:22, 12:42, 16:2). He evaluates the major two contemporary interpretative traditions regarding these passages, namely that they describe not events of Jesus’ lifetime but rather the implementation of the Birkat ha-Minim in the first first-century, or that they describe not historical events at all but serve only to construct Johannine identity. Against both traditions Bernier argues that these passages plausibly describe events that could have happened during Jesus’ lifetime.

The World of the New Testament

The World of the New Testament
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Publisher : Baker Academic
Total Pages : 766
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ISBN-10 : 9781441240545
ISBN-13 : 1441240543
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Synopsis The World of the New Testament by : Joel B. Green

This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, James D. G. Dunn, and Ben Witherington III. The book includes seventy-five photographs, fifteen maps, numerous tables and charts, illustrations, and bibliographies. All students of the New Testament will value this reliable, up-to-date, comprehensive textbook and reference volume on the New Testament world.

Galilean Spaces of Identity

Galilean Spaces of Identity
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 423
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ISBN-10 : 9789004692558
ISBN-13 : 900469255X
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Synopsis Galilean Spaces of Identity by : Joseph Scales

We understand the world around us in terms of built spaces. Such spaces are shaped by human activity, and in turn, affect how people live. Through an analysis of archaeological and textual evidence from the beginnings of Hasmonean influence in Galilee, until the outbreak of the First Jewish War against Rome, this book explores how Judaism was socially expressed: bodily, communally, and regionally. Within each expression, certain aspects of Jewish identity operate, these being purity conceptions, communal gatherings, and Galilee's relationship with the Hasmoneans, Jerusalem, and the Temple in its final days.

When Judaism and Christianity Began. Vol. 2

When Judaism and Christianity Began. Vol. 2
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9789004531512
ISBN-13 : 9004531513
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Synopsis When Judaism and Christianity Began. Vol. 2 by : Alan Avery-Peck

In these volumes, top scholars in the study of religion celebrate the enduring heritage in learning bequeathed to coming generations by Anthony J. Saldarini (1941-2001). Twenty-nine commemorative essays focus on the topical areas of formative Christianity and Judaism to which Dr. Saldarini devoted his efforts: earliest Christianity, with special attention to the Gospels; Judaism in late antiquity; and the interchange between Judaism and Christianity then and now. So too the disciplines represented in these pages match his history (including archaeology), literature, religion, and theology. Recognizing the standards of learning set by Dr. Saldarini in all of these areas, the colleagues represented in these volumes memorialize him by following in the model he set, of meeting the highest standards of the diverse fields that intersect in the study of Judaic and Christian antiquity. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004136595).