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Intro; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Historical-Cultural Introduction; Part : Understanding the Language; Chapter One; Jewish Art in the Synagogue; The Method of Deciphering the Various Signs and Symbols; The Rabbinic Perspective; Jewish Exegesis and Mysticism; The Religious Symbolic Numerology; Chapter Two; Geography and Chronology of Ancient Synagogues; The Architectural Elements of the Ancient Synagogues; Outside influences; The Plan; The Façade; The Door Frame and Lintel; The Myth of a Women's Gallery; The Dura-Europos Synagogue as an Interior Prototype |
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Direction MarkersChapter Three; The Biblical Narrative Panel; The Zodiac Panel; The Temple Shrine Panel; The Menorah; Reexamination of the Tripartite Panels; The PaRDeS Interoperation; Reexamination of the Biblical Narrative Panels; Reexamination of the Zodiac Panels; Reexamination of the Temple Shrine Panels; Reexamination of the Menorah; The House of Prayers; Group and Sect Identity in Panels; The Symbolic Representation of the Communities; Chapter Four; The Four Sons; The Tree of Knowledge; The Geometric Panel at Tel Ictaba (Beit She'an); The Outer Frame; The Inner Frame |
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Interlaced PatternInterlaced Geometric Form; Interlaced String; Sacred and Infinity; Regional Discourse; Tessellation grid; Repetition and Variation; Chapter Five; Visual Formal Semantics; The Synagogue at Yafia; Visual Discourse; Inhabited Vine Scrolls; The Laughing Lions; The Frame; The Regional Frame; Meander Pattern; Part II:; Part II. I:; Chapter A; Chapter B; Chapter C; Chapter D; Part II. II:; Chapter E; Part II. III:; Chapter F; Chapter G; Part II. V:; Chapter H; Chapter I; Chapter J; Chapter K; Chapter L; Part III: Conclusion; Conclusion; Idolatry; The Tripartite Panels |
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The Biblical Narrative PanelsThe Zodiac Panels; The Temple Shrine Panels; The Menorah; About the Sects; The Symbolic Factor; On the Permanence of Meaning; Who Directed the Design of the Mosaic; Jewish Exegesis and Mysticism; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Byzantine era was a time of the formation of the Abrahamic religions and a battleground for people's hearts and minds. This book shows that, during the time of the Byzantine Empire, the synagogues in Palaestina developed a visual language adhering to traditional literary sources. Until now, scholars believed that Judaism was oblivious to all art forms, regarding them as mere ""decoration."" This book shows that, contrary to those beliefs, Jewish art was, in fact, flourishing in this period. The visual language that emerged is a trope that utilizes literal and figurative readings to arrive. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Synagogues -- Palestine -- History.
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Synagogues. |
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History. |
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Synagogue art -- Palestine -- History.
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Palestine -- Antiquities.
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Synagogue art. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Religious. |
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Antiquities. |
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Middle East -- Palestine. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: 152753278X 9781527532786 (OCoLC)1099194764 |
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9781527535053 (electronic book) |
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1527535053 (electronic book) |
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152753278X |
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9781527532786 |
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