Sabbath and synagogue : the question of Sabbbath worship in ancient Judaism /

Sabbath and synagogue : the question of Sabbbath worship in ancient Judaism /

Sabbath worship as a communal event does not feature in the Hebrew Bible. In the context of the first century CE, according to Philo and Josephus, the sabbath gatherings took place only for the purpose of studying the law, and not for the liturgical recital of psalms or prayer. Classical authors dep...

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Main Author: McKay, Heather A.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden : Brill, 1994.

Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 122.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, ISBN: 9789004299672.

Subjects:

586 B.C. - 210 A.D.
Sabbath > Biblical teaching.
Sabbath in rabbinical literature.
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. > Sources.
Judaism > Post-exilic period (Judaism)
History.
Sources.

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Call Number: BS1199.S18 M35 1994

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SABBATH AND NEW MOON: THE HEBREW BIBLE
  • SABBATH AS HOLY DAY OF THE JEWS: EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE
  • SABBATH AS DAY OF REST AND STUDY OF THE LAW: PHILO AND JOSEPHUS
  • SABBATH AS DOMESTIC CELEBRATION: GRAECO-ROMAN NON-CHRISTIAN SOURCES
  • SABBATH IN THE SYNAGOGUES: NEW TESTAMENT SOURCES
  • DEBATE OVER KEEPING THE SABBATH: EARLY CHRISTIAN SOURCES
  • SABBATH AS DAY OF REST AND READING THE TORAH: THE MISHNAH
  • THE UNOBTRUSIVE SABBATH: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA, INSCRIPTIONS AND PAPYRI
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX OF BIBLICAL AND RELATED TEXTS
  • INDEX OF ANCIENT AUTHORS
  • INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS
  • INDEX OF SUBJECTS
  • RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD.