tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post2243855001316235430..comments2023-12-18T07:22:54.250-06:00Comments on Idle musings of a bookseller: First Century Synagoguesjpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-10350122733409394562015-04-09T15:44:31.399-05:002015-04-09T15:44:31.399-05:00I understand fully. I've been ABD since 1989—a...I understand fully. I've been ABD since 1989—and I plan on staying that way : )<br /><br />Jamesjpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-20618447996894193892015-04-09T14:19:32.155-05:002015-04-09T14:19:32.155-05:00Ah, I didn't realize that Gibson was questioni...Ah, I didn't realize that Gibson was questioning the source of the Lord's Prayer. I was just commenting on this particular quote.<br /><br />No, I am not planning to finish my dissertation. I decided to stay in the technology field instead of changing to the academic field, and I couldn't justify the time required to finish the dissertation. But, no, it's not a bad subject. :)<br Alan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873376983669695026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-85017254272811494042015-04-09T14:15:46.275-05:002015-04-09T14:15:46.275-05:00Alan,
Thanks for the comments. It doesn't see...Alan,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. It doesn't seem to affect Gibson's main point, though, which is that the Lord's Prayer probably wasn't derived from synagogue activities.<br /><br />By the way, are you ever going to finish your dissertation? Or is that a bad subject? I would love to read it. (And I sure miss your blog!)<br /><br />Jamesjpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-25348982754769862302015-04-09T09:48:37.800-05:002015-04-09T09:48:37.800-05:00I found this quote from my own studies:
"How...I found this quote from my own studies:<br /><br />"However, the synagogue's primary importance throughout antiquity [pre-70 C.E.] lay in its role as a community center. Within the confines of the synagogue the Jewish community seems to have not only worshipped regularly, but also studied, held court, administered punishment, organized sacred meals, collected charitable donations, housedAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873376983669695026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18229243.post-58829679009600627382015-04-09T09:44:21.646-05:002015-04-09T09:44:21.646-05:00While I agree with the first part of the quote, I ...While I agree with the first part of the quote, I disagree with the final sentence. Also according to Levine and others, the first century synagogue included recitation, teaching, discussion, meals, and other social activities. Interestingly, McKay also found that "worship" terminology was absent from synagogue descriptions until after the destruction of the temple. While the temple Alan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873376983669695026noreply@blogger.com