Roman Mold-blown Glass
Roman Mold-blown Glass

Author: E. M. Stern

Publisher: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9788870629163

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"The Toledo Museum of Art has one of the largest, most extensive and most varied collections of Roman glass vessels and objects from the eastern Mediterranean currently housed in any museum"--Foreword, p. 9.

The Caves of Qumran
The Caves of Qumran

Author: Marcello Fidanzio

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 9004316507

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In Qumran studies, the attention of scholars has largely been focused on the Dead Sea Scrolls, while archaeology has concentrated above all on the settlement. This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference (Lugano 2014) dedicated entirely to the caves of Qumran. The papers deal with both archaeological and textual issues, comparing the caves in the vicinity of Qumran between themselves and their contents with the other finds in the Dead Sea region. The relationships between the caves and the settlement of Qumran are re-examined and their connections with the regional context are investigated. The original inventory of the materials excavated from the caves by Roland de Vaux is published for the first time in appendix to the volume.

Scribes and Scrolls at Qumran
Scribes and Scrolls at Qumran

Author: Sidnie White Crawford

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1467456586

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The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls altered our understanding of the development of the biblical text, the history and literature of Second Temple Judaism, and the thought of the early Christian community. Questions continue to surround the relationship between the caves in which the scrolls were found and the nearby settlement at Khirbet Qumran. In Scribes and Scrolls at Qumran, Sidnie White Crawford combines the conclusions of the first generation of scrolls scholars that have withstood the test of time, new insights that have emerged since the complete publication of the scrolls corpus, and the much more complete archaeological picture that we now have of Khirbet Qumran. She creates a new synthesis of text and archaeology that yields a convincing history of and purpose for the Qumran settlement and its associated caves.

Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries: The Interbellum 70‒132 CE
Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries: The Interbellum 70‒132 CE

Author: Joshua J. Schwartz

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 900435297X

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This volume discusses crucial aspects of the period between the two revolts against Rome in Judaea that saw the rise of rabbinic Judaism and of the separation between Judaism and Christianity. Most contributors no longer support the ‘maximalist’ claim that around 100 CE, a powerful rabbinic regime was already in place. Rather, the evidence points to the appearance of the rabbinic movement as a group with a regional power base and with limited influence. The period is best seen as one of transition from the multiform Judaism revolving around the Second Temple in Jerusalem to a Judaism that was organized around synagogue, Tora, and sages and that parted ways with Christianity.

The Land of Benjamin
The Land of Benjamin

Author: Izchak Magen

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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This title deals with one of the most important areas in the Land of Israel during the Second Temple period. It was to this area that most Jews returned from the Babylonian Exile, and it was here that the Hasmonean state, with its religious and military heritage, was formed and flourished. At the core of this book is the description of the discovery of two agricultural settlements and the finds unearthed there, which illuminate Jewish rural life during the Second Temple period. Most important is the unearthing of a synagogue, dating from before the destruction of the Temple, which is the first synagogue discovered from that period to date in the Land of Benjamin.

Israel Exploration Journal Reader
Israel Exploration Journal Reader

Author: Harry Meyer Orlinsky

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 804

ISBN-13: 9780870682674

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A collection of the best articles from Israel Exploration Journal, vols. 1-25 (1951-1975).