ISBN:
9652210579
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 360 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Year of publication:
2005
Keywords:
Synagoge
;
Mosaik
;
Sepphoris
Abstract:
Sepphoris was a major urban center in the Lower Galilee in the Roman and Byzantine periods. Architecturally, artistically, and culturally, it was not very different from the pagan cities of ancient Palestine, and its exposure to and assimilation of Greco-Roman culture did not hinder Jewish life. Like other major cities with Jewish, pagan, and Christian populations, Sepphoris boasted residential areas interspersed with public buildings. [...] The present volume is the final excavation report of the Sepphoris synagogue. This comprehensive and multifaceted study presents a full description and thorough analysis of the archaeological data (architecture, mosaics, epigraphy, and small finds) as well as an extensive discussion of the evidence in its socio-historical context. The author maintains that the message in the central mosaic carpet on the prayer hall focuses on the main themes characterizing the Judaeo-Christian controversy at the time and, via the mosaic's illustrative biblical motifs, serves as a response in which the Jews claim that they are the Chosen People.
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