Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-29839-2
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, Band 47, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 912 g

Reihe: Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.

Following the failure of the Bar-Kokhba revolt in the second century, the majority of the Jewish population of Palestine migrated northward away from Jerusalem to join the communities of Jews in Galilee and the Golan Heights. Although rabbinic sources indicate that from the second century onward the demographic center of Jewish Palestine was in Galilee, archaeological evidence of Jewish communities is found in the southern part of the country as well.

In The Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E., Steve Werlin considers ten synagogues uncovered in southern Palestine. Through an in-depth analysis of the art, architecture, epigraphy, and stratigraphy, the author demonstrates how monumental, religious structures provide critical insight into the lives of those who were strangers among Christians and Muslims in their ancestral homeland.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Werlin, Steven H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Sakralbauten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
PERIODS AND DATES
NOTE ON SPELLINGS AND ITALICS
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 THE LOWER JORDAN VALLEY: Na‘aran and Jericho
Chapter 2 THE DEAD SEA REGION: En-Gedi
Chapter 3 THE SOUTHERN HEBRON HILLS: Susiya, Eshtemoa, Ma‘on (in Judea), and H. ‘Anim
Chapter 4 THE JUDEAN SHEPHELAH: Rimmon
Chapter 5 THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN: Gaza Maiumas and Ma‘on-Nirim
Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
PLATE SECTION

Über Autor(innen)

Steven H. Werlin received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012.