Building Jewish in the Roman East / Peter Richardson.
Archaeology has unearthed the glories of ancient Jewish buildings throughout the Mediterranean. But what has remained shrouded is what these buildings meant. Building Jewish first surveys the architecture of small rural villages in the Galilee in the early Roman period before examining the developme...
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (468 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Archaeology has unearthed the glories of ancient Jewish buildings throughout the Mediterranean. But what has remained shrouded is what these buildings meant. Building Jewish first surveys the architecture of small rural villages in the Galilee in the early Roman period before examining the development of synagogues as "Jewish associations." Finally, Building Jewish explores Jerusalem's flurry of building activity under Herod the Great in the first century BCE. Richardson's careful work not only documents the culture that forms the background to any study of Second Temple Judaism and early Chri |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-389) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1602580359 9786610302857 1280302852 1280945281 9786610945283 1429450290 1423794753 9047406508 1433707489 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Richardson. |