Ancient synagogues-archaeology and art : new discoveries and current research /

Ancient synagogues-archaeology and art : new discoveries and current research /

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...

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Main Author: Hachlili, Rachel.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East 105.
Handbook of Oriental Studies: Ancient Near East Online, ISBN: 9789004307988.

Subjects:

Synagogue architecture.
Synagogue art.
Jewish art and symbolism.
Synagogues > History.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Jews > Antiquities.

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Call Number: NA4690 .H285 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • I The Synagogue
  • II Second Temple Period Synagogues
  • III Recently Excavated and Newly Published Synagogues
  • IV Synagogue Architecture and Ornamentation
  • V Synagogue Art, Significance and Impact
  • VI Jewish Symbols
  • VII The Jewish Calendar Represented in the Zodiac Design
  • VIII Illustrated Biblical Tales
  • IX Motifs in Jewish Synagogue Art
  • X Artists, Workshops and Repertoire
  • XI Inscriptions
  • XII Coins and the Synagogue
  • XIII Women
  • XIV Dating
  • XV Conclusions
  • Supplement: Qazion-A Galilean Riddle
  • List of Synagogue Excavations
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Index of Sources
  • Color Plates.