Name: Sabbath and Synagogue. The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism
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Author: Heather A. McKay
ISBN: 9789004100602

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Sabbath and Synagogue. The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Brill

Author

Heather A. McKay

Collection

Religions in the Graeco-Roman World

Year

1994

Language

English

Pages

Dimensions

23.50 x 15.50 cm

ISBN13

9789004100602

Sabbath and Synagogue. The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism

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Synopsis "Sabbath and Synagogue. The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism"

Sabbath worship as a communal event does not feature in the Hebrew Bible. In the context of the first century CE, according to Philo and Josephus, the sabbath gatherings took place only for the purpose of studying the law, and not for the liturgical recital of psalms or prayer. Classical authors depict Jews spending the sabbath at home. Jewish inscriptions provide no evidence of sabbath-worship in prayer-houses (proseuchai), while the Mishnah prescribes no special communal sabbath activities.
The usual picture of Jews going on the sabbath to the synagogue to worship thus appears to be without foundation. It is even doubtful that there were synagogue buildings, for 'synagogue' normally meant 'community'.
The conclusion of this study, that there is no evidence that the sabbath was a day of communal Jewish worship before 200 CE, has far-reaching consequences for our understanding of early Jewish-Christian relationships.

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