Despite the recent explosion of research on ancient synagogues, investigators in the field have hitherto been forced to cull relevant evidence from a vast assor

This volume gathers for the first time all of the primary source material on the early synagogues up through the Second Century C. E. Each entry contains biblio

Annotation The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as we

"The renewed intensity during the first part of the 90's of the debate concerning the ancient synagogue was a major influence on the decision to start the synag

This provocative new history of Palestinian Jewish society in antiquity marks the first comprehensive effort to gauge the effects of imperial domination on this