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1 online resource : illustrations, maps, plans. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 47
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Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 47.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012. |
| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Synagogue architecture -- Palestine.
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Synagogue architecture. |
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Synagogues -- Palestine -- History.
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Synagogues. |
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History. |
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Palestine -- Antiquities.
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Palestine -- Religious life and customs -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015] 9789004298392 (DLC) 2015021700 (OCoLC)910664581 |
| ISBN |
9004298401 (electronic book) |
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9789004298408 (electronic book) |
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9789004298392 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004298398 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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