Central synagogue Complete

ID: 14

Building type: basilical synagogue

Context:

urban/rural

Site:

Inscriptions:

16

Description:

The synagogue was most likely erected around the transition from the fourth to the fifth century CE. Its plan is that of a basilica, a hall measuring 18.1 by 13.35 meters, articulated by two interior colonnades with six columns in each row. The principal access is a tripartite entrance set in the southern wall, and a secondary doorway is located on the eastern side. Further reading: - Aviam, M. 2001. “The Ancient Synagogues at Bar’am,” in Judaism in Late Antiquity: Where We Stand—Issues and Debates in Ancient Judaism. The Special Problem of the Synagogues, ed. A. J. Avery-Peck and J. Neusner, part 3, vol. 4, 155–173. - Milson, D. W. 2007. Art and Architecture of the Synagogue in Late Antique Palestine. In the Shadow of the Church, Leiden, 311–312. - https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/baram/