Add this copy of The Ancient Synagogue: the First Thousand Years to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Windows Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of The Ancient Synagogue: the First Thousand Years to cart. $59.00, good condition, Sold by Windows Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
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748. pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. G/VG. Slight highlighting, previous owner's bookplate on front glued end paper. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon.
Add this copy of The Ancient Synagogue: the First Thousand Years to cart. $86.37, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of The Ancient Synagogue: the First Thousand Years to cart. $225.00, like new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Yale University Press.
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Like New. Size: 10x7x2; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Blind stamp to title page. Clean, unmarked pages. xvi, 768 p., ill., 26 cm. The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism, leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as well. This commanding book provides an in-depth and comprehensive history of the synagogue from the Hellenistic period to the end of late antiquity. Drawing exhaustively on archeological evidence and on such literary sources as rabbinic material, the New Testament, Jewish writings of the Second Temple period, and Christian and pagan works, Lee Levine traces the development of the synagogue from what was essentially a communal institution to one which came to embody a distinctively religious profile. Exploring its history in the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods in both Palestine and the Diaspora, he describes the synagogue's basic features: its physical remains; its role in the community; its leadership; the roles of rabbis, Patriarchs, women, and priests in its operation; its liturgy; and its art. What emerges is a fascinating mosaic of a dynamic institution that succeeded in integrating patterns of social and religious behavior from the contemporary non-Jewish society while maintaining a distinctively Jewish character. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
