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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Main Author: Maʿoz, Tsevi Uri 1949- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Liverpool University Press [2015]
In: 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
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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.
ISSN:0022-2097
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish studies