Chapter 12. The Representation of the Temple and Jerusalem in Jewish and Christian Houses of Prayer in the Holy Land in Late Antiquity

Talgam, Rina; Dohrmann, Natalie B.; Reed, Annette Yoshiko

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“…In other words, although a case can be made that the synagogue replaced or continued the functions of the Temple in vari ous forms, another argument could be made that the synagogue itself was a representation of both the past and (possible) future earthly Temple and God's promises of protection and restoration. Even the earthly Temple in Jerusalem was considered only as a representation of the heavenly Temple (Talgam 2013). The symbolic and conceptual ways of visually engaging with the Temple as a physical space, alongside the wider symbolism of it as a general representation of God's promise, allowed it to maintain a very real and tangible presence for Jews in the synagogue space.…”

Section: A General View Of Representational Images: the Socio-cultura...mentioning

confidence: 99%

symbolic universe of the Temple

Bokedal

2022

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For Jews, the Jerusalem Temple is the historical focus of ritual practice and pilgrimage. After its destruction in 70 ce, synagogues gradually became important centres for community and ritual, yet the Temple remained a symbolic site of hope and longing in diasporic Judaism in manifold ways. By means of a case-study of a fifth-century synagogue in the town of Sepphoris, this article examines the synagogue and its mosaic floor to consider the hypothesis that the Jews that commissioned and used this synagogue had a self-categorised religious identity (cf. Turner et al. 1987) which referenced a symbolic universe of the Temple (cf. Berger and Luckmann 1966) and can be studied through visual, material and ritual symbols. It is further suggested that material and visual evidence must be seen in relation to the rituals performed in the synagogue, and the synagogue itself.

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Section: A General View Of Representational Images: the Socio-cultura...mentioning

confidence: 99%