The ancient synagogue from its origins until 200 C.E. : papers presented at

In 1997, a multidisciplinary project on the ancient synagogue began at Lund University, Sweden. The investigation was divided into five research areas: a historical analysis of the origin of the synagogue, a sociological analysis of the synagogue in its social, economic and religious context, a linguistic analysis of the languages employed in the synagogue, a liturgical analysis of the synagogue s services and, a hermeneutical analysis of the textual interpretations that took place in the synagogue. The project was completed in 2001 and its result was presented at an international conference. The contributions to this conference are now published in this volume.