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Contents 6 List of Figures 10 List of Abbreviations 23 Periods and Dates 25 Note on Spellings and Italics 26 Preface and Acknowledgements 27 Introduction 30 Some Background on Synagogue Studies 32 Details of the Present Study 41 Defining Our Subject 44 Specific Goals 45 Methodology and Approach 50 The Synagogue Anaylyses 50 Literary Sources as Supplementary Evidence 51 Limitations of Archaeological Evidence in Synagogue Studies 52 The Problem of Synagogue Identification 53 The Difficulty of Dating Ancient Synagogues 56 The Availability of Materials 56 1 The Lower Jordan Valley: Na‘aran and Jericho 58 Na‘aran 58 Location and Identification 58 Research History 60 Description of the Synagogue 62 Phases and Dates 86 Adjacent Settlement 92 Conclusion 95 Jericho 99 Location and Identification 99 Research History 100 Description of the Synagogue 101 Phases and Dates 113 Conclusion 119 2 The Dead Sea Region: En-Gedi 120 En-Gedi 120 Location and Identification 120 Research History 122 Description of the Synagogue 123 Stratum IIIB 124 Stratum IIIA 125 Stratum II 130 Inscriptions 143 Adjacent Settlement 156 Phases and Dates 160 Conclusion 162 3 The Southern Hebron Hills: Susiya, Eshtemoa,

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Werlin, Steven H. Dr.

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