Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C. E. : Living on the Edge.

Intro -- 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 -- Location and Identification -- Research 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 -- Research History -- Description 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 -- Description of the Synagogue -- Synagogue 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 -- The Beginning of the Southern Synagogues -- The 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 -- Appendix B: Inscriptions -- Appendix C: Prominent Symbols and Artistic Themes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates Section.

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.

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