Early Synagogue and Jewish
Catacomb Art and its Relation to Christian Art
by Joseph Gutmann, Detroit,
Michigan
Contents
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| I. The Dura Synagogue Paintings |
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1. Description of the Dura Synagogue and
its Panels |
1313 |
2. Scholarly Theories on the Judaism of Dura
and the Meaning of the Entire Cycle |
1322 |
3. A New Interpretation of the Dura Synagogue
Cycle |
1324 |
| II. The Second Commandment and Synagogue Images |
1328 |
| III. Stylistic Problems of the Dura Synagogue Paintings |
1331 |
1. Artistic Sources of Inspiration for the
Dura Paintings |
1333 |
2. The Influence of the Dura Synagogue Paintings
on Later Christian Art |
1334 |
| IV. Early Jewish Biblical Images and Symbols outside the Dura
Synagogue |
1334 |
1. Jewish Catacomb Paintings |
1335 |
2. The Meaning of Religious Symbols in Early
Jewish Art |
1336 |
| Selected Bibliography |
1338 |
| List of Illustrations |
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