Archaeology of Roman Palestine

Call For Papers: This year’s two sessions will focus on the Jerusalem Temple and its legacy. The first session centers on “The Jerusalem Temple, Temple Mount, and Temple-Related Material Culture during the Late Hellenistic–Early Roman Period.” This session will explore various material aspects of the temple, its context, and its significance in the region from around the second century BCE to the late-first century CE. To provide a variety of perspectives on this topic, we invite proposals for papers dealing with a wide range of issues, including but not limited to the architectural transition between the Hasmonean and Herodian temple complexes; the construction and development of the Herodian Temple Mount; the place of the Jerusalem temple in Herod’s larger building program; and material reflections of temple ritual apart from the temple mount (such as the use of pre-70 temple iconography or ritual activity outside of Jerusalem). It is hoped that by exploring these and related topics, this session can further illuminate the physical aspects and historical significance of the Second Temple during its final century as a way to better understand its long-term impact on the region. The second session will focus on “The Legacy of the Jerusalem Temple in Early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.” To more fully understand the temple’s long reaching impact, we invite proposals for papers dealing with a wide range of issues, including but not limited to the legacy of the temple in post-70 liturgy, art, and architecture as seen in the synagogues, churches, and mosques of the late Roman through early Islamic periods, as well as other reflections of temple-related material culture in late antique Palestine. It is hoped that by exploring these and related topics, this session can further illuminate the profound influence the Jerusalem temple had on the physical, religious, and social landscape of the region long after its loss at the hands of the Romans.

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