Sabbath and synagogue :

McKay, Heather A.

Sabbath and synagogue : the question of Sabbath worship in ancient Judaism / Heather A. McKay. - Boston : Brill Academic, 2001. - xi, 279 p. ; 23 cm.

Originally published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1994. (Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, v. 122)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-264) and indexes.

Sabbath and new moon: the Hebrew Bible --
Sabbath as holy day of the Jews: early Jewish literature --
Sabbath as day of rest and study of the law: Philo and Josephus --
Sabbath as domestic celebration: Graeco-Roman non-Christian sources --
Sabbath in the synagogues: New Testament sources --
Sabbath as day of rest and reading the Torah: the Mishnah --
The unobtrusive Sabbath: Archaeological data, inscriptions and papyri.

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Sabbath--Biblical teaching.
Sabbath in rabbinical literature.
Judaism--History--Sources.--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

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