Chad Spigel
Biographic Data
| ID | 4229896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chad Spigel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chad |
| FAMILY NAME | Spigel |
| SIGNATURE | SPIGEL C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity University, San Antonio TX |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Debating Ancient Synagogue Dating
One of the most well-known debates about synagogue dating concerns the synagogues excavated as part of the Meiron Excavation Project. According to the excavators, Eric Meyers, Carol Meyers, James Strange, and Thomas Kraabel, these buildings were constructed in the second and third centuries C.E. Jodi Magness, however, claims that the archaeological evidence supports moving the construction dates into the late-fourth, fifth, and even sixth centuri…
Huqoq (Lower Galilee) and its synagogue mosaics
Horvat Huqoq (henceforth Huqoq; pronounced “hoo-COKE”) lies 3 km northwest of the Sea of Galilee. The site (map ref. 1952/2546) sits on a moderate hill surrounded by arable land, with alluvial plains on the west. A perennial fresh water spring (̒En Huqoq) is located at the foot of the N slope. Roads run 2 km to the south (the Wadi Zalmon route) and 3 km to the north (the Beth ha-Kerem to Ramat Korazim route).1 The remains of the ancient settlemen…
Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities
After the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, the primary form of Jewish worship in Palestine shifted from offering sacrifices in Jerusalem to non-sacrificial forms of worship in local synagogue buildings. While the literary and archaeological evidence from the first few centuries CE makes this shift clear, the evidence is less clear about the extent of synagogue worship at this time. In other words, the evidence doesn't explicitly tell us whethe…
Reconsidering the question of separate seating in ancient synagogues
Before the twentieth century most scholars thought that men and women sat separately in ancient synagogues. However, in the late twentieth century Shmuel Safrai and Bernadette Brooten argued that there was neither literary nor archaeological evidence of separate seating in ancient synagogues. Their arguments eventually led to a new scholarly consensus, recently articulated by Lee Levine: 'there can be little doubt that throughout late antiquity, …
Huqoq (Lower Galilee) and its synagogue mosaics
Horvat Huqoq (henceforth Huqoq; pronounced “hoo-COKE”) lies 3 km northwest of the Sea of Galilee. The site (map ref. 1952/2546) sits on a moderate hill surrounded by arable land, with alluvial plains on the west. A perennial fresh water spring (̒En Huqoq) is located at the foot of the N slope. Roads run 2 km to the south (the Wadi Zalmon route) and 3 km to the north (the Beth ha-Kerem to Ramat Korazim route).1 The remains of the ancient settlemen…
Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities
After the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, the primary form of Jewish worship in Palestine shifted from offering sacrifices in Jerusalem to non-sacrificial forms of worship in local synagogue buildings. While the literary and archaeological evidence from the first few centuries CE makes this shift clear, the evidence is less clear about the extent of synagogue worship at this time. In other words, the evidence doesn't explicitly tell us whethe…
Reconsidering the question of separate seating in ancient synagogues
Before the twentieth century most scholars thought that men and women sat separately in ancient synagogues. However, in the late twentieth century Shmuel Safrai and Bernadette Brooten argued that there was neither literary nor archaeological evidence of separate seating in ancient synagogues. Their arguments eventually led to a new scholarly consensus, recently articulated by Lee Levine: 'there can be little doubt that throughout late antiquity, …
Huqoq (Lower Galilee) and its synagogue mosaics
Horvat Huqoq (henceforth Huqoq; pronounced “hoo-COKE”) lies 3 km northwest of the Sea of Galilee. The site (map ref. 1952/2546) sits on a moderate hill surrounded by arable land, with alluvial plains on the west. A perennial fresh water spring (̒En Huqoq) is located at the foot of the N slope. Roads run 2 km to the south (the Wadi Zalmon route) and 3 km to the north (the Beth ha-Kerem to Ramat Korazim route).1 The remains of the ancient settlemen…
Debating Ancient Synagogue Dating
One of the most well-known debates about synagogue dating concerns the synagogues excavated as part of the Meiron Excavation Project. According to the excavators, Eric Meyers, Carol Meyers, James Strange, and Thomas Kraabel, these buildings were constructed in the second and third centuries C.E. Jodi Magness, however, claims that the archaeological evidence supports moving the construction dates into the late-fourth, fifth, and even sixth centuri…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · Excavation (2 works) · 10-425 (1 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works)