The Synagogue in Late Antiquity
Author | : Lee I. Levine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Jewish art and symbolism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Lee I. Levine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Jewish art and symbolism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lee I. Levine |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 816 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300074751 |
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.
Author | : Alan J. Avery-Peck |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2000-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004120006 |
What, in Judaism, is meant by "law" - is the fresh perspective in which this work is presented. The volume provides first an overview, followed by a systematic, critical account of the fading consensus. In a number of accounts, the different perspectives are presented in scholarly debate.
Author | : Lee I. Levine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1987-08-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780801836251 |
Author | : Géza G. Xeravits |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2019-03-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3110615614 |
This volume collects papers written during the past two decades that explore various aspects of late Second Temple period Jewish literature and the figurative art of the Late Antique synagogues. Most of the papers have a special emphasis on the reinterpretation of biblical figures in early Judaism or demonstrate how various biblical traditions converged into early Jewish theologies. The structure of the volume reflects the main directions of the author’s scholarly interest, examining the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and Late Antique synagogues. The book is edited for the interest of scholars of Second Temple Judaism, biblical interpretation, synagogue studies and the effective history of Scripture.
Author | : David William Milson |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2006-12-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9047418719 |
This study examines the material evidence for synagogues and churches in the Holy Land from the age of Constantine in the fourth century CE to the Arab conquest of the eastern provinces in the seventh century CE. Whereas scholars once viewed the growth of the Byzantine empire as time of persecution, a re-evaluation of the archaeological evidence indicates that Jews prospered along with their Christian neighbours. What influence did Christian art and architecture have on ancient synagogues? In the sixth century, one-third of all known synagogues in Palestine bear features similar to early Byzantine churches: basilical layouts, mosaic floors, apses, and chancel screens. Focusing on these features sheds light on how Jewish communities met the challenges posed by the Church’s development into a major religious and political power. This book provides a critical analysis of the archaeological evidence as a basis for our better understanding of Jewish identity and community in late Antique Palestine.
Author | : Steven Fine |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2016-10-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1725237555 |
"Steven Fine's This Holy Place is a comprehensive treatment of the synagogue as a place of sanctity in Late Antiquity. This book is essential for an understanding of how the synagogue became the central Jewish communal institution and how it served as a substitute for the destroyed Jerusalem Temple during the long period of Jewish exile from the Land of Israel. Fine's mastery of both archaeological evidence and a wide variety of literary sources makes this a major contribution to the field." --Lawrence H. Schiffman, New York University "Fine has mastered an unusually wide range of disciplines--rabbinical sources, archaeology, art and epigraphy. . . . His book is thoroughly researched, well written, and engagingly presented. It should be required reading for anyone interested in how this most central institution of Jewish life was perceived and presented." --Lee I. Levine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem "I read [This Holy Place] with the greatest profit and enjoyment. It is an important contribution to the entire nature of late antique civilization and not only to Jewish studies." --Peter Brown, Princeton University
Author | : Lee I. Levine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 582 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300100891 |
Surveys Jewish visual culture in the Late Roman and Byzantine eras, including expression via figural images, biblical scenes and religious symbols.
Author | : Hagith Sivan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 479 |
Release | : 2018-05-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107090172 |
The first full treatment of Jewish childhood in the Roman world. Explores the lives of minors both inside and outside the home.
Author | : Steven Fine |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2013-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004238174 |
Art, History, and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity explores the complex interplay between visual culture, texts, and their interpretations, arguing for an open-ended and self-aware approach to understanding Jewish culture from the first century CE through the rise of Islam. The essays assembled here range from the “thick description” of Josephus’s portrayal of Bezalel son of Uri as a Roman architect through the inscriptions of the Dura Europos synagogue, Jewish reflections on Caligula in color, the polychromy of the Jerusalem temple, new-old approaches to the zodiac, and to the Christian destruction of ancient synagogues. Taken together, these essays suggest a humane approach to the history of the Jews in an age of deep and long-lasting transitions—both in antiquity, and in our own time. "Taken as a whole, Fine’s book exhibits the value of bridging disciplines. The historiographical segments integrated throughout this volume offer essential insights that will inform any student of Roman and late antiquity." Yael Wilfand, Hebrew University, Review of Biblical Literature, 2014.