The Synagogue of ancient Ostia and the Jews of Rome : interdisciplinary studies / edited by Birger Olsson, Dieter Mitternacht and Olof Brandt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olsson, Birger, 1938-

Mitternacht, Dieter

Brandt, Olof

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Skrifter utgivna av Svenska institutet i Rom. 4o ; 57.

Skrifter utgivna av Svenska Institutet i Rom. Series prima in 4:0 ; 57 = Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae. Series prima in 4:0 ; 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Rome--History.

Jews.

Buildings--Italy--Ostia (Extinct city).

Buildings.

Italy--Ostia (Extinct city).

Ostia (Extinct city)--Religion.

Ostia (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

202 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stockholm : Svenska Institutet i Rom ; Jonsered : distributor Paul Aaströms Förlag, 2001.

Contents:

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction / by Birger Olsson

The quarter surrounding the Synagogue at Ostia / by Olof Brandt

The Synagogue at ancient Ostia : the building and its history from the first to the fifth century / by Anders Runesson

A struggle among brothers : an interpretation of the relations between Jews and Christians in Ostia / by Magnus Zetterholm

Water and worship : Ostia and the ritual bath in the diaspora synagogue / by Anders Runesson

The Jewish communities of ancient Rome / by Karin Hedner-Zetterholm

The Jews as the Roman authors saw them / by Sten Hidal

Semitic inscriptions in Rome / by Per Å. Bengtsson

A Sabbath service in Ostia : what do we know about the ancient synagogal service? / by Irene von Görtz-Wrisberg.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

917042165X

OCLC:

48966450