Building Jewish in the Roman East

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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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 Christianity but also succeeds in demonstrating how architecture itself, like a text, conveys meaning and, thus, directly illuminates daily life and religious thought and practice in the ancient world.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-11-03
Mått175 x 221 x 32 mm
Vikt821 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor466
FörlagBaylor University Press
ISBN9781932792010

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Peter Richardson (Ph.D. Cambridge University), Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, is the author or editor of eleven books on Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity, including City and Sanctuary: Religion and Architecture in the Roman Near East (2002) and Herod the Great: King of Jews and Friend of Romans (1999). An experienced archeologist, Richardson is also Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsList of Tables and IllustrationsPrefacePART ONE: INTRODUCTION1. Religion and Architecture in the Eastern MediterraneanPART TWO: TOWNS AND VILLAGES2. Jesus and Palestinian Social Protest in Archaeological and Literary Perspective3. 3-D Visualizations of a First-Century Galilean Town4. Khirbet Qana (and Other Villages) as a Context for Jesus5. First-Century Houses and Q's Setting6. What has Cana to do with Capernaum?PART THREE: SYNAGOGUES AND CHURCHES7. Pre-70 Synagogues as Collegia in Rome, the Diaspora, and Judea8. Architectural Transitions from Synagogues and House Churches to Purpose-Built Churches9. Philo and Eusebius on Monasteries and Monasticism: The Therapeutae and Kellia10. Jewish Voluntary Associations in Egypt and the Roles of Women11. Building a ""Synodos... and a Place of their Own""12. An Architectural Case for Synagogues as AssociationsPART FOUR: JUDEA AND JERUSALEM13. Law and Piety in Herod's Architecture14. Why Turn the Tables? Jesus' Protest in the Temple Precincts15. Josephus, Nicolas of Damascus, and Herod's Building Program16. Origins, Innovations, and Significance of Herod's Temple17. Herod's Temple Architecture and Jerusalem's Tombs18. The James Ossuary's Decoration and Social SettingPART FOUR: CONCLUSION19. Building Jewish in the Roman EastNotesGlossaryFurther ReadingIndexesAncient SourcesModern AuthorsSites and Places

Building Jewish is clearly and authoritatively written and is richly illustrated, making it ideal for classroom use as well as a basic scholarly resource. --Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A must read for anyone interested in the matrix from which Christianity arose. --Jonathan L. Reed, Professor of Religion, University of La Verne