The Ancient Synagogue: The First Thousand Years by Levine, Professor Lee I

Yale University Press. Used - Like New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Yale University Press, 2000. First Yale. Hardback, Dustjacket. Very Good, slight wear and yellowing of pages,.

Yale University Press, 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket. G/VG. Slight highlighting, previous owner's bookplate on front glued end paper. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon.

Yale University Press, 2000-02-09. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Yale University Press, 2000-02-09. Hardcover. Like New. 10x7x2. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Blind stamp to title page. Clean, unmarked pages. xvi, 768 p., ill., 26 cm. <br> 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… Read More