{"id":371,"date":"2014-05-10T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T20:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/studyisrael\/?p=371"},"modified":"2014-05-15T17:51:43","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T21:51:43","slug":"dana-murray-voluntary-associations-judaean-identity-expressed-synagogue-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/studyisrael\/2014\/dana-murray-voluntary-associations-judaean-identity-expressed-synagogue-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Murray – Voluntary Associations and Judaean Identity Expressed in Synagogue Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sites:<\/b> Beit She\u2019an (c. 4-7th<\/sup> century), Beth Alpha (5-6th<\/sup> century CE), Ein Gedi (3-6th<\/sup> century CE) and Hamat Tiberias (4th<\/sup> century CE) synagogues<\/p>\n

Readings:<\/b><\/p>\n

Primary:<\/i>
\nJudith; Josephus,\u00a0Vita <\/i>276-81, 290-303; Matt 4:23; Luke 4:14-15; m. Ned.<\/i> 5:5; m. Shebu. <\/i>4:10; m. Neg. <\/i>13:12; Josephus, B.J.<\/i> 2.289; Beth Alpha Inscription; Ein Gedi Inscription.<\/p>\n

Scholarly: <\/i>
\nHachlili, Rachel. \u201cThe Zodiac in Ancient Jewish Synagogal Art: A Review<\/a>.\u201d Jewish Studies Quarterly <\/i>9.3 (2002): 219-258.<\/p>\n

Magness, Jodi. \u201cSamson in the Synagogue.\u201d Biblical Archaeology Review<\/i> 39.1 (2013): 32\u201339, 66\u201367.<\/p>\n

Fine, Steven. \u201cIconoclasm.\u201d Bible Review<\/i> 16.5 (2000): 32-43, 55.<\/p>\n

Dvorjetski, Estee. \u201cHealing Waters.\u201d Biblical Archaeology Review<\/i> 30.4 (2004): 16-27, 60.<\/p>\n

Key Terms:<\/b><\/p>\n

Aramaic:<\/i> Script adapted from Phoenician alphabet during 8th<\/sup> century BCE, read right to left.<\/p>\n

Bet ha-kneset:<\/i> \u201csynagogue,\u201d may refer to the building or place of meeting for worship\/religious instruction, or the congregation of people for the purpose of worship\/religious instruction.<\/p>\n

Bema\/Bimah:<\/i> Raised platform in the synagogue on which the Torah is read on the Sabbath and festivals.<\/p>\n

Mosaic themes and images:<\/b> Ancestors <\/i>(i.e. Adar, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Hananiah, Mishael, and \u2018Azariah), Ethrog <\/i>(yellow citron), Helios<\/i> (personification of the sun), Lulav <\/i>(palm branch), Menorah, Odysseus, Quadriga<\/i> (Chariot drawn by four horses), Shofar <\/i>(ram\u2019s horn), <\/i>and Zodiac <\/i>(derived from Greek \u03b6\u1ff3\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2, or \u201ccircle of animals\u201d).<\/p>\n

Outside Research: <\/b><\/p>\n

Magness, Jodi. \u201cHeaven on Earth: Helios and the Zodiac Cycle in Ancient Palestinian Synagogues.\u201d Dumbarton Oaks Papers <\/i>59 (2005): 1-52.<\/p>\n

Rogoff, Mike. \u201cThe Hammat Tiberias’ synagogue floor mosaic.\u201d Haaretz. <\/i>Accessed on May 3, 2014. http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/travel-in-israel\/tourist-tip-of- \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the-day\/.premium-1.554419<\/a><\/p>\n

Shanks, Hershel. \u201cFirst Person: The Sun God in the Synagogue.\u201d Biblical Archaeology Society<\/i>. Accessed April 29, 2014. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-israel\/first- person- the-sun-god-in-the-synagogue\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zanger, Walter. \u201cJewish Worship, Pagan Symbols.\u201d Biblical Archaeology Society<\/i>. Accessed April 29, 2014. http:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cultures\/ancient-israel\/jewish-worship-pagan-symbols\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Images<\/b>:<\/p>\n

\"ein\"<\/a>

Ein Gedi inscription<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Beth<\/a>

Beth Alpha inscription<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Beth<\/a>

Beth Alpha mosaic<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Hamat<\/a>

Hamat Tiberias mosaic<\/p><\/div>\n

Download<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sites: Beit She\u2019an (c. 4-7th century), Beth Alpha (5-6th century CE), Ein Gedi (3-6th century CE) and Hamat Tiberias (4th century CE) synagogues Readings: Primary: Judith; Josephus,\u00a0Vita 276-81, 290-303; Matt 4:23; Luke 4:14-15; m. Ned. 5:5; m. Shebu. 4:10; m. Neg. 13:12; Josephus, B.J. 2.289; Beth Alpha Inscription; Ein Gedi Inscription. 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