The Ancient synagogue
Subtitle: state of current research
By: Center for Synagogue Studies ; sponsored by the Stroock Institute for Rabbinic Studies ; The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Publisher: The Jewish Theological Seminary
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Synagogues; Congresses; Synagogue architecture; Synagogue art; Judaism; Liturgy; Jews; Antiquities; Jewish art and symbolism
Notes: Papers from a conference sponsored by the Center for Synagogue Studies, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and held at the seminary Oct. 21-24, 1984.

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Table of contents: title: The Second temple synagogue : the formative years / L.I. Levine; title: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the early history of Jewish liturgy / L.H. Schiffman; title: The hymns in the magical papyri, and morning prayer / M. Smith; title: The art and architecture of the synagogue in its late Roman setting / G. Foerster; title: The Byzantine setting and its influence on the ancient synagogue / Y. Tsafrir; title: Piyyuṭ as poetry / J. Yahalom; title: The sermon and Targum in the synagogues of Eretz-Israel during the Talmudic period / A. Shinan; title: Unity and diversity among Diaspora synagogues / A.T. Kraabel; title: Pagan and Christian evidence for the ancient synagogue / S.J.D. Cohen; title: Jewish, pagan and Christian elements in the art of ancient synagogues / B. Narkiss; title: The current state of Galilean synagogue studies / E.M. Meyers.