From the Magdala Stone to the Syriac Bema (Brill)

NEW BOOK FROM BRILL:

From the Magdala Stone to the Syriac Bema

Mutual Influences between the Liturgical Space in the Early Synagogue and Church

Series:
Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, Volume: 218

Authors: Rina Talgam, Dina Avshalom Gorni, and Arfan Najar

This book sheds light on the reciprocal relations between liturgical performance and the physical spaces in which they took place in synagogues and churches in antiquity. The kernel of the manuscript revolves around a decorated stone that was found during the excavations of a synagogue dated to the first century CE at Magdala on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The book displays how this important archaeological discovery radically transforms our understanding of the changes in the shape of the liturgical space and the liturgical furniture in the places of assembly of the two sister faiths, Judaism and Christianity.

Copyright Year: 2025

E-Book (PDF)
Availability: Published
ISBN: 978-90-04-70773-3
Publication: 04 Nov 2024
EUR €169.00

Hardback
Availability: Published
ISBN: 978-90-04-70772-6
Publication: 21 Nov 2024
EUR €169.00

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