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The Temple and the Synagogue

… It is sometimes taught that the synagogue in Jewish architecture and ritual is a surrogate … reference at all to prayer. We know, too, that synagogues often served as assembly halls or community …

The Dura Synagogue and Visual Midrash

… bibliography has resulted, much of it revolving around the synagogue uncovered at Dura-Europos whose walls were … was present at all the major finds, was in charge when the synagogue was discovered in the fall of 1932. [2] With awed …

Simon Peter in Capernaum: An Archaeological Survey of the First-Century Village

… Capernaum’s civic and domestic life, and the presence of a synagogue. The History and Excavations of Capernaum Before … is necessary to note the multifaceted yet modest nature of synagogues in Judea and Galilee during this period. Second, …

Excavating an Ancient Jewish Village Near the Sea of Galilee

… “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom” (Matthew … scattered on the surface indicate that a monumental synagogue once stood in its center. Following the Muslim …

Early Christianity

… and his household (Acts 10:2, 22, 35) and Gentiles in the synagogue on Paul’s first missionary journey (13:16, 26). An … came into question. Paul’s First Mission—Paul in the Synagogues Anatolia was an important field of labor for the …

Shabbat in Jewish Thought and Practice

… a familiar ritual recited both in the home and in the synagogue, reads in part: Praise to You, Lord our God, … and classical liturgical poems ( piyyutim ) chanted in synagogues and homes. [16] Shabbat is even described as a …

Judaism

… and the prophets committed it to the men of the Great Synagogue ( Mishnah, Aboth [The Fathers] 1:1). [2] This means … It is true that men and women are separated in traditional synagogues for prayer, but this is so that both will focus on …

What Is a Temple?

… of the Church as the competitor and supplanter of the Synagogue, and modern authorities are agreed that in ritual … liturgy the Christian Church grew up “in the shadow of the Synagogue.” [1] This is a most significant fact. While the … had both its ancient ordinances and the practices of the Synagogue, but they were not the same. The Temple was unique, …

"Beholdest Thou. . .the Priests and the Levites"

… and the priests, and the Levites ? They teach in their synagogues, but do not observe the law; nor the commandments, … In association with judgment, the Sermon on the Mount adds synagogue teaching to the priests’ hypocritical activities. …

Exploring the Lived Experience of Jewish Women

… participation in the larger society. The organization of synagogue life and rabbinical authority were peripheral to … positions as teachers or communal leaders in various synagogues or agencies. However, the opposition to these …