9004120173 - The Menorah, the Ancient Seven-Armed Candelabrum: Origin, Form and Significance: 68 (SUPPLEMENTS TO THE JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF JUDAISM) von Hachlili, Rachel (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine -. First edition. Octavo. xxviii, 539, (1)pp. Indices, 18 page bibliography and glossary. Plus 92 pages of photographic plates, most with multiple images & many in color. Blue cloth, lettered in gilt with publisher's device on front cover. An ex-library copy with rubber stamps on title & bottom of text block, a pocket on rear pastedown and the faint shadow of a removed spine label. The menorah was the most important and dominant symbol in Jewish art, both in the Land of Israel and the Diaspora. The menorah was an integral part of the Temple ritual and was the most important of the Temple vessels. Its later representation served the purpose of reminding the Jews of their previous glory as well as their pride in the Temple, and expressed the longing and hope for the renewal of the Temple services and worship. Following the destruction of the Temple, the menorah took on the profound significance of the Temple. It also came to symbolize Judaism, when it was necessary to distinguish synagogues, Jewish tombs, and catacombs from Christian or pagan structures in the Land of Israel and the Diaspora . The menorah image has been found depicted in synagogues, public buildings, homes, and the funerary context throughout the Land of Israel and the Diaspora, leaving no doubt as to which are Jewish structures. The prominent position of the menorah in Jewish art emphasizes its significance. The book is presenting the art, archaeological, historical and literary evidence for the development, form, meaning, and significance of the menorah during the Second Temple period and the Late Antiquity. (Publisher) Contents: Introduction -- Part one: the literary and archeological testimony: interpretation -- I. History and origin of the Menorah -- A. The history of the Menorah -- B. The first and second Temple Menorah in the light of the sources and archeology -- C. The origin of the Menorah -- II. Description of the finds: the Menorah in the land of Israel and the Diaspora -- A. The second Temple Menorah -- B. The Menorah and the Arch of Titus -- C. Free-standing, three-dimensional Menoroth in synagogues -- D. The Menorah in synagogue art and architecture in the land of Israel -- E. The Menorah in the Diaspora synagogue -- F. Menorah depictions in burial context -- G. The Menorah in daily life context: mirror plaques, seals, amulets, jewelry -- H. The Menorah depicted on clay lamps -- III. The form of the Menorah -- A. The form of the Menorah and its development -- B. The typological and chronological development of the form of the Menorah -- IV. Meaning, interpretation, and significance of the Menorah -- A. The location of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, in Solomon's Temple, and in the second Temple -- B. The function of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, in Solomon's Temple, and in the second Temple -- C. The Menorah location and the function of the synagogue -- D. Function and location of the Menorah in Jewish burial and in everyday life -- E. Special meanings of the Menorah -- F. Pairs of Menoroth -- G. The Menorah with more or less than seven arms -- H. Menorah and Hanukkiyyah -- I. The significance and symbolism of the Menorah -- J. The Menorah as the symbolic emblem of the state of Israel -- V. The accompanying ritual objects -- A. The flanking ritual objects -- B. Other flanking objects -- C. The Shewbread table -- D. The Torah shrine -- E. The ark of the scrolls -- F. Conclusions -- VI. Workshops, artists, craftsmen, and pattern books -- A. Workshops and artists -- B. Pattern books -- VII. The Menorah in other contexts: Samaritan and Christian -- A. The Menorah in the Samaritan context -- B. The Menorah in Christianity -- VIII. Summary and conclusions -- Part two: Corpus -- Corpus of Menoroth on finds in Israel -- Corpus of Menoroth on finds in the Diaspora -- Corpus of Menoroth on lamps found in Israel and the Diaspora. (OCLC) Volume 68 of the Brill series, "Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism." (J.S.J.S.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 539 pp; Book is bound in navy fabric with gilt text on cover and spine. No names, pages unmarked, photo section at the back of book. Book looks like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 539 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.