The Synagogue at Sepphoris - a revised chronology
This article attempts to argue that the conclusions reached by the Sepphoris synagogue"s excavator, Prof. Zeev Weiss, regarding its dating - namely, that it was constructed no later than 410 CE and destroyed in 631-632 CE - is incorrect. Rather, the building was probably founded around 500 or 6...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool University Press
[2015]
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The journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 288-294 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa TF Early Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Weiss, Zeev
B Earthquakes B Revision (Writing process) B Synagogue B Sepphoris (Extinct city) B Chronology B Excavations (archaeology) B History B Sepphoris B Synagogues Israel |
| Summary: | This article attempts to argue that the conclusions reached by the Sepphoris synagogue"s excavator, Prof. Zeev Weiss, regarding its dating - namely, that it was constructed no later than 410 CE and destroyed in 631-632 CE - is incorrect. Rather, the building was probably founded around 500 or 600 ce and destroyed in the earthquakes of 631-632 or 749 CE. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-2097 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish studies
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