The Synagogue
After the dispersion of the Jews at the time of the Exile, places of assembly rose up to maintain Hebrew culture and to serve as centers for education and for the social and religious life of the Jews. As shown in the next ten entries, these institutions came to be designated by the Greek word synagogue.…
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Chapters & Articles in The Synagogue (10)
The history of the synagogue as an institution among the Jews is difficult to trace to its source. Its origins seem…
Architecture of the synagogue reflected its function as a place where the Jewish community gathered for prayer, stu…
The synagogue preserved and passed down the heritage of the Hebrew Bible and developed as an educational institutio…
Like any religious institution, the synagogue developed various leadership functions. Over the centuries the roles …
Synagogue worship consisted of three main elements: praise, prayer, and instruction. The earliest Christians, who w…
Our knowledge of worship of the synagogue in the first century of the Common Era (c. e. ) is limited by a lack of s…
The synagogue space in which Jews worshiped was treated as sacred space. Worshipers gathered around the symbols tha…
The Shema represents the creedal affirmation of Jewish synagogue worship. It is comprised of three passages from th…
The barakhah, blessing or benediction, is the chief form of prayer in Jewish worship. The New Testament provides nu…
Jesus gave his disciples a model to follow in the Lord's Prayer. In this prayer, Jesus brings to a clear focus many…