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| 1: | Origin of Ancient synagogues: Architectural prototype of the ...
...What you read in THE BOOK you find in the ground." (Steven Rudd, 2017) Author's Preface and Introduction: The very first Synagogue on earth was the "Great Basilica Synagogue of Alexandria (Egypt: 280 BC - 117 AD) referenced by Philo in 38 AD, which the Jerusalem Talmud in 400 AD says Hadrian destroyed in 117 AD. Synagogues originated in 280 BC at Alexandria, Egypt as a direct result of Ptolemy II translating the Hebrew Torah in the Greek Septuagint. In fact, by Philo 38 AD, Explicitly dated the origin of Synagogues to 262 BC in Egypt. By the time of Jesus, there were thousands of synagogues in the world and more than 400 in Jerusalem alone. The Greek Tanakh (LXX) was the "standard issue, Jerusalem certified" translation used in every synagogue because Hebrew was functionally extinct in the world by 100 BC. This book, published in May 2017 AD by Steven Rudd identifies 54 second temple period synagogue buildings from archeological top plans, inscriptions and literary sources. For the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/welcome.htm | Size: 391K Depth: 1 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 2: | Ancient Synagogues of 1, 2, 3, 4, Maccabees: 125 BC Modein who was buried in Modein, his ancestor's city. Simon built seven pyramids [memorials] also for his parents and brethren" (1 Maccabees 2:1; 13:25-30; Josephus Ant. 13.211) A. Dates of writing the 1,2,3,4 Maccabees: All four apocryphal books of Maccabees were contained in Codex Sinaiticus: 350 AD 1. Date of 1st Maccabees: 125 AD "In the text itself there is no indication of who wrote the book; however, it is evident that the author was a devotee of the Hasmonean dynasty who justifies and extols the exploits of the Maccabean brothers. Since the book ends at the beginning of John Hyrcanus's reign, it is likely to have been completed sometime during that ruler's reign, perhaps about 125 b.c. (some scholars would date it to the beginning of Alexander Janneus's reign, or about 100 b.c.). (Dictionary of New Testament Background, First Maccabees, p657, 2000 AD) a. "First Maccabees is a history of the rise of the Hasmonaean dynasty, from the daring deeds of the zealous priest Mattathias ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-1st-2nd-3rd-4th-Maccabees-home-Apocryphal-125bc-54ad.htm | Size: 73K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 3: | Ancient Synagogue Literary Sources: Titus Flavius Josephus (Joseph ... Julius Caesar and Tiberias Caesar. 4. "Synagogues were viewed as collegia by Roman authorities in the first century B.C.E., yet their status was special. Two figures dominate the interpretation of the evidence, Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus. Others have summarized the main outlines of the legal position.8 In 64 B.C.E. the Senate prohibited all collegia on principle because of their danger to the state as private institutions.9 It was characteristic of the political and social turbulence of the period that in 58 B.C.E., during the First Triumvirate, collegia were permitted again, and that in 56 B.C.E. the Senate again dissolved political clubs, a specific class of collegia. A few years later (sometime between 49 and 44 B.C.E.), Julius Caesar prohibited all collegia Empire-wide except the most ancient. One exception, perhaps because it conformed to the notion ancient, was Judaism,1° and this exception was also Empire-wide. By this action Caesar made Judaism a religio licita, and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Ancient-Synagogue-Archeological-Literary-Sources-Bible-Jesus-Israel-Judea-diaspora-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Joseph-ben-Matthias-Titus-Flavius-Josephus-70ad.htm | Size: 313K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 4: | First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Modein (Hurvat Umm el-Umdan ... Maccabees one has been excavated. c. Rectangular shape 12 x 10 meters, Bench seats. 8 interior pillars with a mikveh a few meters from the synagogue. 2. Modein is the hometown of Maccabees. (Hasmonean dynasty). a. What 1st Maccabees does tell us in high detail, is that Modein was the home town of the Maccabees. b. From Archeological excavation, we have uncovered a first century BC synagogue that was obviously built and used by the entire Hasmonean dynasty. c. The Maccabees put out a series of Jewish coins: 3. Modein is on the Madaba Map: a. See also: The Madaba Map b. Modein is marked on the Madaba map, accompanied by the legend in Greek: "Modeim, which today is Moditta, wherefrom were the Maccabees." 4. Twin synagogues of the Maccabees: a. There is a second Maccabean synagogue at Kiryat Sefer a 6.5 km northwest of Modein that features the same red and yellow plaster fresco on the synagogue columns and wall. b. The columns at Magdala are also painted red. c. Likely both Modein and ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Modein-Hurvat-Umm-el-Umdan-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-mikveh-ark-of-scrolls-niche-bema-table-colour-fresco-132bc.htm | Size: 88K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 5: | Archeology of the Greek language at the Time of Christ High priest and the Sadducees. d. After the Babylonian Captivity of 605-536BC, the Jews used the Hebrew language less and less until the time of Alexander the Great when almost none of the Jews spoke Hebrew anymore. e. Outside of Judea the Jews spoke Greek in their synagogues and used the Septuagint exclusively from 280 BC, hundreds of years before the time of Christ. 2. Every aspect of Jewish life at the time of Christ was Greek because Hebrew was extinct among the general population a. Greek Bible (Septuagint) in thousands of synagogues inside Judea and diaspora b. Greek synagogue inscriptions c. Greek money and coins d. Greek funeral markers and grave stones. 3. Working languages at the time of Christ: 30 AD: Working languages at the time of Christ: 30 AD Default working language Other languages spoken Language of worship Jesus Christ Aramaic Syriac Greek, Aramaic Hebrew Septuagint (Galilee) Jews in Canaan Aramaic Syriac Greek Septuagint Jews outside Canaan Greek Aramaic Syriac ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Septuagint-LXX-Archeology-of-Bible-languages-Greek-Tanakh-synagogue-inscriptions-coins-Jewish-grave-tombstones-first-century-time-Jesus.htm | Size: 91K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
| 6: | First Century Synagogue Top Plans: Qiryat Sefer 90 BC Assembly hall is a perfect square: 9.6 x 9.6 meters b. The synagogue is similar to Magdala, Masada, Herodium, and Gamla c. GPS: 31.926606° 35.042382° d. Kiryat Sefer is located 25 km east of Tel Aviv, on a hill near the ancient road from Caesarea via Beit Horon to Jerusalem. e. Abandoned after the Bar Kokhba rebellion of 132-5 AD 2. Twin synagogues of the Maccabees: a. The walls in the Qiryat Sefer were painted red, as were the columns at Magdala. b. Qiryat Sefer has two rows of interior plastered and painted pillars c. There is a second Maccabean synagogue at Modein a 6.5 km southeast of Qiryat Sefer that features red and yellow plaster fresco on the synagogue columns and wall. d. Likely both Modein and Kiryat Sefer were built and maintained by the Maccabees given their similarities in interior decorating. Modein 132 BC Qiryat Sefer 90 BC A. Earliest Synagogue Occupation Date (SOD) = 40 BC 1. Excavation date: first century 2. Inscriptional date: none 3. Literary date: none 4. SOD ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Qiryat-Sefer-bible-ancient-synagogues-first-century-oldest-pre70AD-Jesus-archeology-top-plan-red-plastered-painted-fresco-four-columns-mikveh-mikvaot-benches-90bc.htm | Size: 71K Depth: 2 Find Similar Match Info Show Parents |
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