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During 1977 and 1978 the Meiron Excavation Project moved north from its excavations at Khirbet Shema and Meiron, excavating at the site of the synagogue at Gush Halav. With only very limited areas available for excavation, the team nevertheless was able to extract significant information for the history of Galilean synagogues. The synagogue here had a unique form, with spatial elements that have few if any parallels elsewhere. This publication will thus be of great importance for the history of Galilee in the first millennium C.E. and for the development of synagogue architecture and its relationship to the culture of the region in general.

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Author:   Eric M. Meyers (Bernice and Morton Lerner Emeritus Professor in Judaic Studies, Duke University) ,  Carol L. Meyers (Mary Grace Wilson Professor of Religion, Duke University) ,  James F. Strange
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Volume:   No. 5
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.179kg
ISBN:  

9780931464591

ISBN 10:   0931464595
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   30 June 1990
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations (Figures, Plates, Tables, Charts, Photographs) Sponsors and Staff Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction 1. Key to the Excavations 2. Chronology 3. Previous Archaeological Investigation 4. Gush Halav in the Ancient Literary Sources, by Thomas R. W. Longstaff 5. Gush Halav in the Ancient Road System Chapter 2. Stratigraphic History 1. Excavations of Sections and Associated Loci 2. Major Sections 3. Other Sections 4. Reconstructed Sections through Critical Loci 5. Stratigraphic Summary Chapter 3. The Synagogue Building 1. Description of the Building 2. The Architectural Reconstruction of the Gush Halav Synagogue, by Lawrence Belkin 3. Summary Chapter 4. Material Culture 1. Artifacts (Including Lamps) 2. Pottery 3. The Late Roman Fine Wares of the Gush Halav Synagogue, by Dennis E. Groh Plates Objects Lamps Pottery Chapter 5. Numismatics, by Joyce Raynor 1. Catalogue of Coin Types Represented at Gush Halav 2. Coins Found in the Hoard Chapter 6. Conclusion Appendices A. Complete Locus List B. Critical Locus List Bibliography

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