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Ancient synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E. : living on the edge /

In The Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E., Werlin reevaluates the art, architecture and archaeology of ten synagogues from late ancient southern Palestine.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Werlin, Steven H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Colección:Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 47.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Periods and Dates; Note on Spellings and Italics; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Some Background on Synagogue Studies; Details of the Present Study; Defining Our Subject; Specific Goals; Methodology and Approach; The Synagogue Anaylyses; Literary Sources as Supplementary Evidence; Limitations of Archaeological Evidence in Synagogue Studies; The Problem of Synagogue Identification; The Difficulty of Dating Ancient Synagogues; The Availability of Materials; 1 The Lower Jordan Valley:Na'aran and Jericho; Na'aran.
  • Location and IdentificationResearch History; Description of the Synagogue; Phases and Dates; Adjacent Settlement; Conclusion; Jericho; Location and Identification; Research History; Description of the Synagogue; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; 2 The Dead Sea Region:En-Gedi; En-Gedi; Location and Identification; Research History; Description of the Synagogue; Stratum IIIB; Stratum IIIA; Stratum II; Inscriptions; Adjacent Settlement; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; 3 The Southern Hebron Hills:Susiya, Eshtemoa, Maʻon (in Judea), and Ḥ. ʻAnim; Khirbet Susiya; Location and Identification.
  • Research HistoryDescription of the Synagogue; Adjacent Settlement; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; Eshtemoa; Location and Identification; Research History; Description of the Synagogue; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; Maʻon (in Judea); Location and Identification; Research History; Description of the Synagogue; Phase 1; Phase 2; Subterranean Features; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; Ḥ. ʻAnim; Location and Identification; Research History; Description of the Synagogue; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; 4 The Judean Shephelah:Rimmon; Ḥ. Rimmon; Location and Identification; Research History.
  • Description of the SynagogueSynagogue I; Synagogue II; Synagogue III; The Amulet; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; 5 The Southern Coastal Plain:Gaza Maiumas and Ma'on-Nirim; Gaza-Maiumas ; Location and Identification; Research History; Description of the Synagogue; The Bas-relief Column and Inscription; The Dedicatory Inscription; The Basin Inscription; Phases and Dates; Conclusion; Ma'on-Nirim; Location and Identification; Research History; Description of the Synagogue; Phases and Dates; The Amulets; Conclusion; 6 Conclusions; Chronologies of the Synagogues of Southern Palestine.
  • The Beginning of the Southern SynagoguesThe End of the Southern Synagogues; Synagogue Regionalism and Southern Palestine; Architectural Plans; Mosaic Pavements; Stone Relief Decoration; Water Installations or Basins; Liturgical Foci: Bemas, Chancels, Torah Shrines, Apses, and Niches; Inscriptions; Conclusion: Synagogue Regionalism; Suggestions for Further Research: Inter-Religious Relations; References to Gentiles; Daniel; Soteriological and Messianic Symbols; Synagogue Art: Style, Form, and Motifs; Iconoclasm; Concluding Remarks; Appendix A: Architectural Features and Dates.