From Dura to Sepphoris: Studies in Jewish Art and Society in Late Antiquity

Abraham Alpha altar ancient synagogue appears apse Aqedah archaeological artistic bema Bet She'an Biblical binding of Isaac Byzantine catacomb chancel screens Christian art church context cult decoration depicted Dura Europos erasure evidence excavations façade figures floor mosaics four species Galilee Goodenough Greek Hachlili Hammat Tiberias Hebrew University Helios holy ibid iconoclasm iconographic images inscriptions interpretation Israel Jerusalem Jewish art Jewish community Jewish symbols Jews Judaism Kessler L. I. Levine lamps late antiquity literary sources liturgy lulav menorah menorot midrash mosaic floor mosaic pavements motifs Na'aran Netzer pagan Palestine Palestinian panel Piccirillo piyyut priestly Purim Rabbinic religious representation rôle Roman Rome sacred sacrifice Samaritan Samaritan synagogues scenes Second Temple Sepphoris mosaic Sepphoris synagogue seven-branched She'an shofar showbread showbread table significance suggests Sukkot supra n.1 Susiya synagogue mosaic Tabernacle Talmudic Talmudic literature Targum themes Tiberias Torah shrine tradition Weiss Weitzmann zodiac