Roman-period synagogues of the Golan

Synagogue chronology has been the subject of scholarly debate for decades, especially in the Galilee, where synagogues have been dated both to the Roman and Byzantine (= late-antique) periods. 1 For the Golan, 2 the consensus has been that there is no evidence for them in the Roman period, and espec...

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Published in:Journal of Roman archaeology 2020, Vol.33, p.401-416
Main Authors: Osband, Mechael, David, Chaim Ben, Arubas, Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Architecture
Jewish people
Judaism
Medieval period
Rural areas
Synagogues
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Summary:Synagogue chronology has been the subject of scholarly debate for decades, especially in the Galilee, where synagogues have been dated both to the Roman and Byzantine (= late-antique) periods. 1 For the Golan, 2 the consensus has been that there is no evidence for them in the Roman period, and especially not in the 2nd-3rd c. The c .30 synagogues there, nearly all in the W central Golan, have always been precluded from the debate since, with the exception of an Early Roman one at Gamla, 3 the accepted dates for their construction and use are between the 4th and the 7th c. (fig. 1). 4
ISSN:1047-7594
2331-5709
DOI:10.1017/S1047759420001087