Evolution of the Synagogue Problems and

Studies about rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity that investigate the literary and archaeological evidence by which the evolution of the synagogue can be traced.

Introduction

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Howard Clark Kee

Part One THE ORIGINS OF THE SYNAGOGUE IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL

Defining the First-Century C.E. Synagogue: Problems and Progress

7

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Howard Clark Kee

Ancient Texts, Archaeology as Text, and the Problem of the First-Century Synagogue

27

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James F. Strange

Synagogues in Galilee and the Gospels

46

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Richard A. Horsley

Part Two THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYNAGOGUE IN THE DIASPORA

The Synagogue of Dura-Europos: A Critical Analysis

73

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Joseph Gutmann

Were Pharisees and Rabbis the Leaders of Communal Prayer and Torah Study in Antiquity? The Evidence of the New Testament, Josephus, and the Early Church Fathers

89

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Shaye J. D. Cohen

The Jewish Community of Ancient Sardis: Deconstruction and Reconstruction

106

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Marianne Bonz

Melito's Peri Pascha: Its Relationship to Judaism and Sardis in Recent Scholarly Discussion

123

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Lynn H. Cohick

Jews, Slaves, and the Synagogue on the Black Sea: The Bosporan Manumission Inscriptions and Their Significance for Diaspora Judaism

141

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J. Andrew Overman

Jews and Christians at Ancient Chersonesus: The Transformation of Jewish Public Space

158

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Douglas R. Edwards

Selected Bibliography on the Synagogue and Related Themes

175

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Index of Ancient Texts

177

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General Index

180

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Evolution of the Synagogue Problems and Progress

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