Reconstructing the First-Century Synagogue - A Critical Analysis of Current Research

Zusatztext "One hopes that Catto might, in fact, be the final word on the pre-70 assembly versus building debate within "synagogue" research." "...the present reviewer recommends Catto's study without reserve" Informationen zum Autor Dr Stephen K. Catto lectures at Moorlands College, Dorset, UK. Klappentext The form and function of the synagogue in the first century CE has been the focus of a great deal of recent scholarly discussion. A previous generation of scholars would have perceived a reference to a synagogue in a New Testament text as a monolithic Vorwort An exploration of literary and archaeological primary materials and evidence available to draw conclusions on the forms and functions of the ‘synagogue' in the first century CE. Zusammenfassung Addresses the literary and archaeological evidence; the range of sacred activities that could have taken place within a first-century synagogue; and the presentation of the 'synagogue' in "Luke-Acts" by means of case studies, to draw conclusions that are useful to NT studies in general and historical Jesus studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction  Chapter 2: Literary Evidence for the ‘Synagogue' Chapter 3: Archaeological Evidence for the ‘Synagogue' Chapter 4: Worship Practices Chapter 5: The ‘Synagogue' in Luke-Acts Chapter 6: Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Catto, Catto Stephen
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2007
• EAN: 9780567045614
• ISBN: 978-0-567-04561-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Library of New Testament Studi; Library of New Testament Studi; The Library of New Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Archäologie einer Periode / Region, Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte, Altes oder Biblisches Israel, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Christianity, Ancient / Biblical Israel, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Archaeology by period / region, Bible readings, selections and meditations, The historical Jesus, Biblical Archaeology