Lidia How exciting it is to be hosting the first annual conference of Hekhal. I am certain that it is going to be a splendid addition to the intellectual life of Ireland.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Thesis Title: The title is not yet fixed, but it'll be something along the lines of: "The Invention of the Ancient Synagogue: A Critical Examination of a pre-70 Origin for Synagogues in the Land of Israel"
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Prof. Catherine Hezser
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The identification of a synagogue on Delos has been problematic ever since it was first made in 1913 because while there is some evidence relating to Jews and/or Samaritans on Delos not one single piece of it refers to a synagogue or association house.
When we come to look at the material relating to how a building on this tiny Greek island came to be identified as a synagogue, we find a surprisingly large gap between what was originally proposed — and widely accepted — and what has been found. To this day, scholarship continues to build upon the original and quite erroneous identification.
