Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue
Author: Bernadette J. Brooten
Publisher: Brown Judaic Studies
Published: 1982-01-01
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9780891306702
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Bernadette J. Brooten
Publisher: Brown Judaic Studies
Published: 1982-01-01
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9780891306702
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Lee I. Levine
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 816
ISBN-13: 0300074751
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Annotation The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as well. This commanding book provides an in-depth and comprehensive history of the synagogue from the Hellenistic period to the end of late antiquity. Drawing exhaustively on archeological evidence and on such literary sources as rabbinic material, the New Testament, Jewish writings of the Second Temple period, and Christian and pagan works, Lee Levine traces the development of the synagogue from what was essentially a communal institution to one which came to embody a distinctively religious profile. Exploring its history in the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods in both Palestine and the Diaspora, he describes the synagogue's basic features: its physical remains; its role in the community; its leadership; the roles of rabbis, Patriarchs, women, and priests in its operation; its liturgy; and its art. What emerges is a fascinating mosaic of a dynamic institution that succeeded in integrating patterns of social and religious behavior from the contemporary non-Jewish society while maintaining a distinctively Jewish character.
Author: Åke Hultkrantz
Publisher: New York : Crossroad Publishing Company ; Chico [Calif.] : Scholars Press
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780824505585
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"This book is a history of the major works on North American Indian religions from the seventeenth century to the present day. It provides the most extensive annotated bibliography of Indian religions ever published in a single work, ranging from the earliest missionary observers through the development of Boasian anthropology to the latest writings from the new ethnography and the history of religions. With its chronological approach, the book far more than a mere bibliography; it is an invaluable survey of the centuries-old interest in and study of spirituality, and offers much needed direction to beginning students and scholars alike. By pointing to the masterworks in the field, by indicating diverse approaches to the topic, by suggesting aspects of study hitherto neglected, and by demonstrating the value of native American religious scholarship to the study of world religions, The Study of North American Indian Religions can stimulate further study of Indian religions." -- Publisher's description
Author: Anders Runesson
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9004161163
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 bibliographic citations and interpretative comments. An Introduction frames the current state of synagogue research, while extensive indices allow for easy location of specific allusions.
Author: Carroll D. Osburn
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2007-07-01
Total Pages: 566
ISBN-13: 1556355408
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contributors Frederick D. Aquino Allen Black Mark C. Black Barry L. Blackburn Randall D. Chesnutt Jeffrey W. Childers Larry Chouinard Everett Ferguson Thomas C. Greer Jr. Jan Faver Hailey Stanley N. Helton A. Brian McLemore Marcia D. Moore Kenneth V. Neller L. Curt Niccum Carroll D. Osburn J. Paul Pollard Kathy J. Pulley Gregory E. Sterling James W. Thompson James Walters John Willis
Author: Chad S. Spigel
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9783161518799
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Revised and expanded thesis (Ph.D.) - Duke University, Durham, NC, 2008.
Author: Ralph J. Korner
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-06-06
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9004344993
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In The Origin and Meaning of Ekklēsia in the Early Jesus Movement, Ralph J. Korner examines the use of ekklēsia in the context of Greco-Roman and Jewish associations, Greek Imperial poleis, Roman Imperial ideology, and early Jewish and Christ-follower literary works.
Author: Katharina Galor
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-12-15
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 1003805515
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Jewish Women: Between Conformity and Agency examines the concepts of gender and sexuality through the primary lens of visual and material culture from antiquity through to the present day. The backbone of this transhistorical and transcontextual study is the question of Jewish women’s agency in four different geographical, chronological, and methodological contexts, beginning with women’s dress codes in Roman-Byzantine Syro-Palestine, continuing with rituals of purity in medieval Ashkenaz, worship in papal Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin, and ending with marriage and divorce in Israeli film. Each of these explorations is interested in creating a dialogue between the patriarchal legacy of the traditional texts and the chronologically corresponding visual and material culture. The author challenges traditional approaches to the study of Jewish culture by employing tools from art history, archaeology, and film and media studies. In each of these different contexts, there is ample evidence that women—despite persistent overall structural discrimination—have found ways to challenge male constructs of gender norms. Ultimately, these examples from past and present times highlight women’s eminence in shaping Jewish history and culture. Bringing a new interdisciplinary lens to the study of the history of gender and sexuality, the book will be of interest to students and researchers of Jewish history and culture, art history, archaeology, and film studies.