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"Into the Temple Courts"For those wanting a little more technical information, I've included in this section the abstract, acknowledgements, bibliography and introduction to Into the Temple Courts. The Table of Contents to the entire manuscript is also listed below.

Clicking on the Introduction hyperlink in the left navigation bar will take you to a frames view of the intro. The upper frame  contains the body of the text, while the lower one incorporates the footnotes. Clicking on the footnote number in the text will cause the footnote to appear in the bottom frame. If you do not care about the notes, simply resize the lower frame out of existence.

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For those interested in the complete manuscript, it can now be purchased online through Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble. It may also be ordered directly from the Society of Biblical Literature

If you do read the book-length treatment, please drop me a note to let me know what you think! As with all aspects of this presentation, I'm very interested in your perspective. You may reach me at dbinder@pohick.org.

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Table of Contents

bulletABSTRACT
bulletACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
bulletABBREVIATIONS
bulletINTRODUCTION
bulletMethodological Problems in Synagogue Research
bulletRecent Trends in the Research
bulletConcluding Observations and Proposal
  1. SOURCES

bulletLiterary Sources
bullet3 Maccabees
bulletThe Writings of Philo
bulletPseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities
bulletThe Writings of Josephus
bulletThe Dead Sea Scrolls
bulletThe Writings of Paul
bulletJames
bulletThe Synoptic Gospels
bulletJohn
bulletActs of the Apostles
bulletPapyri
bulletInscriptions
bulletArchitectural Remains
bulletConclusion

2. TERMINOLOGY

bulletSynagôgę
bulletProseuchę
bulletSynagôgion
bulletHieron
bulletHieros Peribolos
bulletDidaskaleion
bulletTopos
bulletAmphitheatron
bulletOikos, Oikęma
bulletSabbateion
bulletSemneion
bulletConclusion

3. PALESTINIAN SYNAGOGUES

bulletLiterary and Epigraphic Evidence
bulletArchitectural Evidence
bulletGamla
bulletMasada
bulletHerodium
bulletCapernaum
bulletMagdala
bulletShuafat
bulletKiryat Sefer
bulletChorazin
bulletSummary of Results
bulletDiscussion
bulletThe Emergence of the Palestinian Synagogues
bulletSynagogue Origin Theories
bulletConclusion

4. DIASPORA SYNAGOGUES

bulletEgypt
bulletMiddle Egypt
bulletLower Egypt Excluding Alexandria
bulletAlexandria
bulletSummary
bulletCyrenaica
bulletCyrene
bulletBerenice
bulletSummary
bulletSyria
bulletAntioch
bulletDamascus
bulletDora
bulletSummary
bulletCyprus
bulletGalatia
bulletPisidian Antioch and Iconium
bulletThe Bosporus Kingdom
bulletPanticapaeum, Phanagoria and Gorgippia
bulletAsia
bulletEphesus
bulletSardis
bulletHalicarnassus
bulletAcmonia
bulletSummary
bulletMacedonia
bulletPhilippi
bulletThessalonica and Beroea
bulletAchaia
bulletAthens and Corinth
bulletDelos
bulletItaly
bulletRome
bulletOstia
bulletConclusion

5. SYNAGOGUE FUNCTIONARIES

bulletSynagogue Leaders
bulletArchôn
bulletArchisynagôgos, Archisynagôgos dia Biou
bulletProstatęs, Archiprostatęs
bulletHiereus, Cohen
bulletPresbyteros, Gerôn, Dynatos
bulletSynagogue Assistants
bulletGrammateus
bulletThe Attendants
bulletConclusion
bulletExcursus One: The Place of Women in the Synagogues
bulletExcursus Two: God-fearers in the Synagogues

6. SYNAGOGUE FUNCTIONS

bulletPlaces of Ritual Bathing
bulletThe Reading and Exposition of Scripture
bulletPrayer
bulletFestivals, Holy Days and Communal Dining
bulletTreasury
bulletMuseum, Archive, School
bulletPlaces of Refuge
bulletManumission
bulletCouncil Halls, Courts, Society Houses
bulletConclusion

7. SECTARIAN SYNAGOGUES

bulletThe Essenes
bulletThe Therapeutae
bulletThe Samaritans
bulletConclusion

CONCLUSION

bulletSummary of Findings and Arguments
bulletSuggestions for Further Research
bulletSynagogues in the Rabbinic Period
bulletSynagogue and Ekklęsia

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