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Sabbath and synagogue : the question of Sabbath worship in ancient Judaism / Heather A. McKay.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Brill Academic, 2001.Description: xi, 279 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0391041517 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.4/1/09015 21
LOC classification:
  • BS 1199 .S18 M35 2001
Contents:
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.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BS 1199 .S18 M35 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA002211 Available AUA002211

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.