EPISODE · Feb 3, 2022 · 1H 1M
Two Synagogues at Magdala, or, was Mary in the Multipurpose Room?
from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast
Magdala had two synagogues, or did it? How many did they need and how often did they go to synagogue anyway? Is this just a post-Enlightenment conceit about pre-Enlightenment religiosity? But which is more important, the room with the services or the one with the bingo?
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Magdala had two synagogues, or did it? How many did they need and how often did they go to synagogue anyway? Is this just a post-Enlightenment conceit about pre-Enlightenment religiosity? But which is more important, the room with the services or the one with the bingo?
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