Sacred Realm. The Emergence of the Synagogue in the Ancient World

Editor & Curator	Steven Fine.
Imprint	New York City, USA, 1996. 203 pp., illustrations: 62 col., 131 b&w, 28 × 21.7 cm. English.
ISBN	0195102258
Location	Yeshiva University Museum (18 February–December 1996)
Description	The development of the synagogue in ancient times in both the Land of Israel and the Diaspora. Six essays on various aspects of these structures, with contributions by Lawrence H. Schiffman, Eric M. Meyers, Steven Fine, Louis H. Feldman, Leonard Victor Rutgers, Rachel Hachlili, and Avigdor Shinan. Wide range of archaeological material informs these discussions: inscriptions on stone and papyrus, stone decorations (especially the recurring motif of the menorah), mosaic panels, wall paintings, gold glass, rabbinic sermons, prayers & liturgical writings. Catalog of exhibits. Detailed descriptive entries. 79 items.
main keywords	ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS ERETZ ISRAEL SYNAGOGUES, ANCIENT SYNAGOGUES, ARCHITECTURE SYNAGOGUES, MOSAIC FLOORS
minor keywords	Amulets Dura Europos Gold glass Liturgical poems Menorah as symbol Synagogue chancel screens Synagogues, ancient, Diaspora Synagogues, ancient, Eretz Israel Tombstones, ancient
Related ephemera	Invitation to exhibition opening, leaflet, 6 pp., 1 b&w illus., 17.7 × 12.6 cm.

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