Building Jewish in the Roman East

by Peter Richardson

Archaeology has unearthed the glories of ancient Jewish buildings throughout the Mediterranean, but what has remained shrouded is what these buildings meant. Building Jewish first surveys the architecture of small rural villages in the Galilee in the early Roman period before examining the development of synagogues as Jewish associations. Finally, Building Jewish explores Jerusalem's flurry of building activity under Herod the Great...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932792015
• ISBN13: 9781932792010
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 8.7"