Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Rachel Hachlili -- Lists of Figures / Rachel Hachlili -- List of Plates / Rachel Hachlili -- Acknowledgements / Rachel Hachlili -- Foreword / Rachel Hachlili -- Abbreviations / Rachel Hachlili -- Introduction / Rachel Hachlili -- Historical Background / Rachel Hachlili -- Part One Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Second Temple Period / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter One Architecture / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Two Art / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Three Second Temple Period Synagogues / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Four Funerary Customs and Art / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Five Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Six The Bar Kokhba Period (132-135 BCE) / Rachel Hachlili -- Part Two Jewish Art and Archaeology in Late Antiquity / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Seven The Synagogue / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Eight Synagogue Architecture and Decoration / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Nine Iconography and Symbolism / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Ten Motifs of Jewish Arts / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Eleven Composition and Style / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Twelve Origins and Sources of Jewish Art / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Thirteen A Comparison between Jewish and Christian Art / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Fourteen Distinguishing Features of Jewish Art / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Fifteen Artists and Pattern Books / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Sixteen Dating of the Synagogues / Rachel Hachlili -- Chapter Seventeen Conclusions / Rachel Hachlili -- Bibliography / Rachel Hachlili -- Glossary / Rachel Hachlili -- Chronology of the Hasmonaean and Herodian Dynasties in the Second Temple Period / Rachel Hachlili -- Index of Subjects / Rachel Hachlili -- Plates / Rachel Hachlili.

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