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Scripta Classica Israelica XLI
A greek inscription, together with architectural members, found at Sejera Illaniya, suggest the i... more A greek inscription, together with architectural members, found at Sejera Illaniya, suggest the identification of another Galilean synagogue from Roman-Byzantine periods
A discovery of small Jweish settlement from 1-2 centuries which includs a small assembly room, id... more A discovery of small Jweish settlement from 1-2 centuries which includs a small assembly room, identified as a synagogue.
JJS, 2017
abstract The inscriptions from the cemeteries of Sepphoris serve as a vivid reflection of Jewish ... more abstract The inscriptions from the cemeteries of Sepphoris serve as a vivid reflection of Jewish life and culture in this vibrant city of late antique Palestine. Two of these burial inscriptions are studied in this article: a bilingual inscription (Greek and Aramaic) and a Greek inscription that was uncovered more than a century ago and mistakenly read as a dedicatory inscription from an unexcavated synagogue. Reading the first one and rereading the second introduces us to senior Jewish officials in the Roman provincial and imperial administration. It affords us a unique glance into the social and cultural background of the Jewish elite of Sepphoris at the turn of the fourth– fifth centuries, at a time when the Christianization of the Roman administration had accelerated and Jews were forced once again to deal with questions of identity and introspection.
Hebrew discussion on the spirits of the site of Yodefat and its conservation, preservation and de... more Hebrew discussion on the spirits of the site of Yodefat and its conservation, preservation and development.
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Papers by Mordechai aviam
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd eBooks, Nov 10, 2022
Mausolea built of 'free standing' sarcophagi that were once covered with heavy, i... more Mausolea built of 'free standing' sarcophagi that were once covered with heavy, impressive, gabled lids and bear protruding bosses on their short front side are one of funerary phenomena defined during the archaeological survey of the Shomera map (Western Upper Galilee). The largest mausoleum, at Horbat Dur, includes six sarcophagi, of which two are double, that stand in a row on a low podium. The second mausoleum, located at nearby Iqrit, includes five sarcophagi of which one is a double sarcophagus with a double boss designed as two altars. The third mausoleum, at Horbat Kukhim, has two sarcophagi placed on a high podium. These mausolea are located next to settlements and date to the Roman or possibly Byzantine periods. They are unique to the Upper Western Galilee, which is the southern boundary of their distribution area that begins in southern Turkey.
Liber Annus
A church which was mentioned y Bishop Willibald in the 8 century as the "Church of Peter and Andr... more A church which was mentioned y Bishop Willibald in the 8 century as the "Church of Peter and Andrew at Bethsaida", was found at the excavations of el-Araj on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee; One of the inscriptions mention the Apostle and the Kipper of the keys"".
These findings support the identification of the site as Biblical Bethsaida at least in the Byzantine period, but as under the church, Roman period (1st-3rd cnt.) wre found, it supports the identification of to the Roman Bethsaida-Julias
Desperta Ferro: Antigua y medieval, 2014
Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1997
BRILL eBooks, May 18, 2023
Scripta Classica Israelica XLI
A greek inscription, together with architectural members, found at Sejera Illaniya, suggest the i... more A greek inscription, together with architectural members, found at Sejera Illaniya, suggest the identification of another Galilean synagogue from Roman-Byzantine periods
A discovery of small Jweish settlement from 1-2 centuries which includs a small assembly room, id... more A discovery of small Jweish settlement from 1-2 centuries which includs a small assembly room, identified as a synagogue.
JJS, 2017
abstract The inscriptions from the cemeteries of Sepphoris serve as a vivid reflection of Jewish ... more abstract The inscriptions from the cemeteries of Sepphoris serve as a vivid reflection of Jewish life and culture in this vibrant city of late antique Palestine. Two of these burial inscriptions are studied in this article: a bilingual inscription (Greek and Aramaic) and a Greek inscription that was uncovered more than a century ago and mistakenly read as a dedicatory inscription from an unexcavated synagogue. Reading the first one and rereading the second introduces us to senior Jewish officials in the Roman provincial and imperial administration. It affords us a unique glance into the social and cultural background of the Jewish elite of Sepphoris at the turn of the fourth– fifth centuries, at a time when the Christianization of the Roman administration had accelerated and Jews were forced once again to deal with questions of identity and introspection.
Hebrew discussion on the spirits of the site of Yodefat and its conservation, preservation and de... more Hebrew discussion on the spirits of the site of Yodefat and its conservation, preservation and development.
Flyer with table of contents
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd eBooks, Nov 10, 2022
Mausolea built of 'free standing' sarcophagi that were once covered with heavy, i... more Mausolea built of 'free standing' sarcophagi that were once covered with heavy, impressive, gabled lids and bear protruding bosses on their short front side are one of funerary phenomena defined during the archaeological survey of the Shomera map (Western Upper Galilee). The largest mausoleum, at Horbat Dur, includes six sarcophagi, of which two are double, that stand in a row on a low podium. The second mausoleum, located at nearby Iqrit, includes five sarcophagi of which one is a double sarcophagus with a double boss designed as two altars. The third mausoleum, at Horbat Kukhim, has two sarcophagi placed on a high podium. These mausolea are located next to settlements and date to the Roman or possibly Byzantine periods. They are unique to the Upper Western Galilee, which is the southern boundary of their distribution area that begins in southern Turkey.
Liber Annus
A church which was mentioned y Bishop Willibald in the 8 century as the "Church of Peter and Andr... more A church which was mentioned y Bishop Willibald in the 8 century as the "Church of Peter and Andrew at Bethsaida", was found at the excavations of el-Araj on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee; One of the inscriptions mention the Apostle and the Kipper of the keys"".
These findings support the identification of the site as Biblical Bethsaida at least in the Byzantine period, but as under the church, Roman period (1st-3rd cnt.) wre found, it supports the identification of to the Roman Bethsaida-Julias
Desperta Ferro: Antigua y medieval, 2014
Journal of Roman Archaeology, 1997
BRILL eBooks, May 18, 2023
BRILL eBooks, 2007
... In both layers bow arrowheads were found, while in the lower level, a catapult arrowhead as w... more ... In both layers bow arrowheads were found, while in the lower level, a catapult arrowhead as well as two caligae nails were found. ... Yodefat As mentioned above two caligae nails were found in the ramp, while another one or two were found in the town. ...
Encyclopedia of the Bible Online, Oct 25, 2019
Encyclopedia of the Bible Online, Sep 30, 2013
SBL Press eBooks, Sep 7, 2017
During the excavations at el-Araj, on the northern edge of the Sea of galilee, a site which was s... more During the excavations at el-Araj, on the northern edge of the Sea of galilee, a site which was suggested as one of the candidates for the identifications of Betsaida/Julias, an Early Roman period layer was discovered, including evidence for a roman type bath house. These finds strengthen the identification.
Novum Testamentum, 2021
The authors present the results of four years of investigation (2016-2019) in their search for Be... more The authors present the results of four years of investigation (2016-2019) in their search for Bethsaida-Julias. They bring historical, geographical, and archaeological evidence to argue that Khirbet el-Araj should be considered the leading candidate for the New Testament home of the Apostles. Unlike the remote location of the alternate candidate at et-Tell, their excavations at el-Araj have demonstrated a significant Roman period settlement on the lakeshore of the Sea of Galilee, a much more likely location for a fishing village. In addition, their discovery in 2017 of a Roman bathhouse at el-Araj is characteristic of Herod Philip's urbanization of the village of Bethsaida, which Josephus reports was transformed from a village into the polis of Julias. After the Roman period, the site was abandoned for two centuries (4th-5th cent. ce), and then resettled with a monastery and Byzantine basilica, reportedly built over the house of Peter and Andrew.
Journal of Late Antiquity, 2012
""Former studies on monasticism in Late Antiquity overlooked the Western Galilee. Due to the lack... more ""Former studies on monasticism in Late Antiquity overlooked the Western Galilee. Due to the lack of literary data and the misinterpretation of archaeological finds, very little—if anything—was known about this monastic landscape. Recent excavations and surveys conducted in Western Galilee, together with a comparative study that takes into account a close analysis of
monastic landscapes in Syria and Palestine, off er a new look at the relation between monastery and village and suggest a new perspective on the place of monasticism in rural society in Late Antiquity.""