Ancient Synagogues in Israel
Author: Rachel Hachlili
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13:
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The Ancient Synagogue
Author: Lee I. Levine
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 816
ISBN-13: 0300074751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation 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.
The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins to 200 C.E.
Author: Anders Runesson
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9004161163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Diaspora
Author: Rachel Hachlili
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2015-11-02
Total Pages: 603
ISBN-13: 900429404X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJewish Diaspora in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods from first to the eighth centuries C.E. is the subject of this work. The author thoroughly investigates origin, symbolism and significance of the mainly synagogal and funerary art forms in the Diaspora. Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Diaspora is the companion volume to the successful Ancient Jewish Art and Archeaeology in the Land of Israel (1988) by the same author. The geographical area covered includes Syria, Asia Minor, North Africa and Mediterranean Europe. The first section examines the characteristic features of Diaspora Art synagogue architecture and art (including the Torah shrine and mosaic pavements). Another section deals with burial and funerary practices. Of special importance are the sections on the Biblical scenes, designs and iconography of the Dura Europos synagogue, and the Jewish symbols such as the Menorah, ritual objects, the Ark, the conch and the Torah Scrolls. The book is richly illustrated with more than 325 drawings and photographs, some in colour.
Ancient Synagogues
Author: Dan Urman
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 788
ISBN-13: 9789004112544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of over twenty essays brings together scholars from three continents to discuss the early synagogue. It addresses the questions of: When and where did the synagogue originate? What was its early distribution? What was its role in Judaism?
Ancient Synagogues - Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research
Author: Rachel Hachlili
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2013-09-30
Total Pages: 772
ISBN-13: 9004257721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAncient 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.
Jewish Childhood in the Roman World
Author: Hagith Sivan
Publisher:
Published: 2018-05-17
Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 1107090172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first full treatment of Jewish childhood in the Roman world. Explores the lives of minors both inside and outside the home.
Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel
Author: Heath D. Dewrell
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2017-05-23
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 1646022017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the many religious acts condemned in the Hebrew Bible, child sacrifice stands out as particularly horrifying. The idea that any group of people would willingly sacrifice their own children to their god(s) is so contrary to modern moral sensibilities that it is difficult to imagine that such a practice could have ever existed. Nonetheless, the existence of biblical condemnation of these rites attests to the fact that some ancient Israelites in fact did sacrifice their children. Indeed, a close reading of the evidence—biblical, archaeological, epigraphic, etc.—indicates that there are at least three different types of Israelite child sacrifice, each with its own history, purpose, and function. In addition to examining the historical reality of Israelite child sacrifice, Dewrell’s study also explores the biblical rhetoric condemning the practice. While nearly every tradition preserved in the Hebrew Bible rejects child sacrifice as abominable to Yahweh, the rhetorical strategies employed by the biblical writers vary to a surprising degree. Thus, even in arguing against the practice of child sacrifice, the biblical writers themselves often disagreed concerning why Yahweh condemned the rites and why they came to exist in the first place.
Diversity and Rabbinization
Author: Gavin McDowell
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Published: 2021-04-30
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1783749962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume contains Hebrew and Syriac text. Please, check that your e-reader supports texts set in left-to-right direction before purchasing the epub and azw3 editions of the book. This volume is dedicated to the cultural and religious diversity in Jewish communities from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Age and the growing influence of the rabbis within these communities during the same period. Drawing on available textual and material evidence, the fourteen essays presented here, written by leading experts in their fields, span a significant chronological and geographical range and cover material that has not yet received sufficient attention in scholarship. The volume is divided into four parts. The first focuses on the vantage point of the synagogue; the second and third on non-rabbinic Judaism in, respectively, the Near East and Europe; the final part turns from diversity within Judaism to the process of "rabbinization" as represented in some unusual rabbinic texts. Diversity and Rabbinization is a welcome contribution to the historical study of Judaism in all its complexity. It presents fresh perspectives on critical questions and allows us to rethink the tension between multiplicity and unity in Judaism during the first millennium CE. L’École Pratique des Hautes Études has kindly contributed to the publication of this volume.
Ancient Synagogues in Israel
Author: Rachel Hachlili
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13:
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