Synagogues in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

Archaeological Finds, New Methods, New Theories

Contributions by Hermut Löhr Contributions by Lutz Doering Contributions by Andrew R. Krause Contributions by Zeev Weiss Contributions by Uzi Leibner Contributions by Mechael Osband Contributions by Benjamin Arubas Contributions by Monika Trümper Contributions by Judith H. Newman Contributions by Jordan Ryan Contributions by Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer Contributions by Ruth Langer Contributions by Clemens Leonhard Contributions by Kimberley Czajkowski Contributions by Benedikt Eckhardt Contributions by Markus Öhler Contributions by Katrin Kogman-Appel Edited by Lutz Doering Edited by Andrew R. Krause Series edited by Lutz Doering Associate editor Hermut Löhr

Book cover: Synagogues in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

Extent: 432 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Jewish Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2020)

ISBN: 9783525522158

6.89 x 9.65 inches

Price: $200.00

In stock

Integrationg new data, insights, and methods of study relating to early Jewish synagogues


The study of ancient Judaism has enjoyed a steep rise in interest and publications in recent decades, although the focus has often been on the ideas and beliefs represented in ancient Jewish texts rather than on the daily lives and the material culture of Jews/Judaeans and their communities. The nascent institution of the synagogue formed an increasingly important venue for communal gathering and daily or weekly practice. This collection of essays brings together a broad spectrum of new archaeological and textual data with various emergent theories and interpretative methods in order to address the need to understand the place of the synagogue in the daily and weekly procedures, community frameworks, and theological structures in which Judaeans, Galileans, and Jewish people in the Diaspora lived and gathered. The interdisciplinary studies will be of great significance for anyone studying ancient Jewish belief, practice, and community formation.

  • Contributions by Hermut Löhr
  • Contributions by Lutz Doering
  • Contributions by Andrew R. Krause
  • Contributions by Zeev Weiss
  • Contributions by Uzi Leibner
  • Contributions by Mechael Osband
  • Contributions by Benjamin Arubas
  • Contributions by Monika Trümper
  • Contributions by Judith H. Newman
  • Contributions by Jordan Ryan
  • Contributions by Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer
  • Contributions by Ruth Langer
  • Contributions by Clemens Leonhard
  • Contributions by Kimberley Czajkowski
  • Contributions by Benedikt Eckhardt
  • Contributions by Markus Öhler
  • Contributions by Katrin Kogman-Appel
  • Edited by Lutz Doering
  • Edited by Andrew R. Krause
  • Series edited by Lutz Doering
  • Associate editor Hermut Löhr