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Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Zeev Weiss

Zeev Weiss explores how the indigenous Jewish and Christian populations responded, as both spectators and performers, to these cultural imports, which left a lasting imprint on the region.
Spaces in Late Antiquity: Cultural, Theological and ...

Spaces in Late Antiquity: Cultural, Theological and ...

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41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Zeev Weiss and Ehud Netzer, 'Zippori – 1992/1993', ESI 14 (1995): 45; 'Zippori – 1994–1995', ESI 18 (1998): 24; Zeev Weiss, pers. comm. Strange et al., 'Zippori – 1991': 30; C. Thomas McCollough, 'Monumental ...
The Myth of a Gentile Galilee

The Myth of a Gentile Galilee

Mark A. Chancey

56 E. Meyers, Netzer, and C. Meyers, “Artistry in Stone,” 223–231; Zeev Weiss and Ehud Netzer, “The Mosaics of the Nile Festival Building,” in Nagy et al., eds., Sepphoris, 127–131. 57 Ehud Netzer and Zeev Weiss, Zippori (Jerusalem: n.p., ...
Shared Stories, Rival Tellings: Early Encounters of Jews, ...

Shared Stories, Rival Tellings: Early Encounters of Jews, ...

Robert C. Gregg

Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Drawing courtesy of Prof. Zeev Weiss, The Sepphoris Excavations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Abraham welcomes strangers, prepares to sacrifice Isaac.
America's Geisha Ally

America's Geisha Ally

Naoko Shibusawa

Courtesy of Zeev Weiss, Sepphoris Expedition, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 40 2.6 Mosaic of Dionysus and Heracles with surrounding panels, Sepphoris. Courtesy of Zeev Weiss, Sepphoris Expedition, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
At the Intersection of Texts and Material Finds: Stepped ...

At the Intersection of Texts and Material Finds: Stepped ...

Stuart S. Miller

... more tentative, but points in the same direction. According to Zeev Weiss and Ehud Netzer, the stepped pool discovered below the famous Dionysian mansion located just to the east, which apparently had been destroyed by the earthquake  ...
Was 70 CE a Watershed in Jewish History?: On Jews and ...

Was 70 CE a Watershed in Jewish History?: On Jews and ...

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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE Zeev Weiss The priests ran the Temple and its sacrificial cult according to divine law, and they were also politically influential in Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. Archaeological excavations in ...
Defending the Holy Land

Defending the Holy Land

Zeev Maoz

This book will fundamentally transform the way readers think about Israel's troubled history. Zeev Maoz is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis.
Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Zeev Weiss

According to Bomgardner, venationes were popular in the cities located along the supply route of wild beasts from Egypt, the Near East, and North Africa, to Italy and especially Rome; see David L. Bomgardner, The Story of the Roman ...
Christian Gaza In Late Antiquity

Christian Gaza In Late Antiquity

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GAMES AND SPECTACLES IN ANCIENT GAZA: PERFORMANCES FOR THE MASSES HELD IN BUILDINGS NOW LOST Zeev Weiss The Roman games held an important place in the cultural environment and architectural plan of the cities  ...
The Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture

The Sense of Sight in Rabbinic Culture

Rachel Neis

Lapp, Eric C., “Lamps,” in Rebecca Martin Nagy, Carol L. Meyers, Eric M. Meyers, and Zeev Weiss (eds.), Sepphoris in Galilee: Crosscurrents of Culture (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1996), 218–24 Lateiner, Donald, “Humiliation and ...
Origins of Yiddish Dialects

Origins of Yiddish Dialects

Alexander Beider

... men' (Doyp), rakhmoneser pitiful persons' (nopsin) (Catane 1987: I 13), raklayemer “feet” (Don) (Weiss 1896:155), shndeymer (Picard 1970) or shinayemer 'teeth' (Dov) (Weiss 1896:158), eynayemer 'eyes' (DoJoy) (Weiss 1896:139) {m24}.
"Follow the Wise": Studies in Jewish History and Culture in ...

"Follow the Wise": Studies in Jewish History and Culture in ...

Lee I. Levine

Studies in Jewish History and Culture in Honor of Lee I. Levine Lee I. Levine, Zeev Weiss. Christianity and Synagogue Iconography in Sepphoris The results of the first part of this paper shed some light on the nature of the Christian community ...
Post-Genomic Cardiology

Post-Genomic Cardiology

José Marín-García

Mutations in a member of the ADAMTS gene family cause thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. ... Weiss, E. J., Bray, P. F., Tayback, M., Schulman, S. P., Kickler, T. S., Becker, L. C., Weiss, J. L., Gerstenblith, G., and Goldschmidt- Clermont, P. J. ...
30-Day Marriage Makeover: How to Get Closer, Communicate ...

30-Day Marriage Makeover: How to Get Closer, Communicate ...

Douglas Weiss

Based on principles from his bestselling book," Intimacy," Dr. Weiss offers30 daily teachings for married Christian couples. (Relationships)
Sex Addiction 101

Sex Addiction 101

Robert Weiss

Along with his mentor Patrick Carnes, Weiss has become the face of and driving force behind understanding and treating sexual addiction; this book should be a core title in every addiction collection.
Fire Mission!: The Siege at Mortain, Normandy, August 1944

Fire Mission!: The Siege at Mortain, Normandy, August 1944

Robert Weiss

With only one radio, powered by dying batteries, Weiss and his team brought down a rain of brutal iron that time after time turned back the German offensive.
The book of country living

The book of country living

Jeffrey Weiss

When Jeff Weiss and Yolande Flesch found this 1860 Victorian farm house, the place was a mess. The floors sagged, the window frames were rotten, and both the plumbing and wiring was faulty. They gutted the inside, stripped the linoleum  ...
Out of the Doghouse: A Step-By-Step Relationship-Saving ...

Out of the Doghouse: A Step-By-Step Relationship-Saving ...

Robert Weiss

Weiss provides exactly the needed guidance in Out of the Doghouse, helping men move past the usual roadblocks in ways that will not only save a damaged relationship, but make it better than ever.
The Unofficial Guide to Collecting Antiques

The Unofficial Guide to Collecting Antiques

Sonia Weiss

Sonia Weiss. The meaning of the word 'antique' is often confusing, overused, and rarely defined. — Frank Farmer Loomis IV, Is It Antique Yet? 99. classical decorative devices such as the Greek key and the urn. The American interpretation of ...
The Sisters Weiss

The Sisters Weiss

Naomi Ragen

Powerful, page-turning and deeply moving, Naomi Ragen's The Sisters Weiss is an unforgettable examination of loyalty and betrayal; the differences that can tear a family apart and the invisible bonds that tie them together.
The Yale Pot-pourri

The Yale Pot-pourri

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... Waite (Biology) Howard Frederick Weiss (Forestry) For Excellence in Mining Engineering — Benjamin Franklin Tillson The Belknap Prize in Natural History — Howard Frederick Weiss Linonia, 1753 (re-established 1904) •Brothers in Unity, ...
Professionalism and Ethics: Q & A Self-Study Guide for ...

Professionalism and Ethics: Q & A Self-Study Guide for ...

Laura Weiss Roberts

AN OVERVIEW FOR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND LEARNERS Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A. Jinger G. Hoop, M.D., M.F.A. Laura B. Dunn, M.D. Cynthia M. A. Geppert, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Ethics is an endeavor.
How Psychotherapy Works: Process and Technique

How Psychotherapy Works: Process and Technique

Joseph Weiss

Jessica Broitman, Marshall Bush, Ted Dorpat, Steve Frankel, Suzanne Gassner, Kathy Mulherin, and Denny Zeitlin have read my entire manuscript and made many useful suggestions. Estelle Weiss has carefully edited the entire manuscript , ...
The Letters of Arturo Toscanini

The Letters of Arturo Toscanini

Arturo Toscanini

(ny); p.s., at; to piero weiss, 246th street at independence avenue, riverdale, new york; coll. of piero weiss 28 July 1947 My dear Piero . . . Yes, I remember very well that you mentioned the Agnus Dei of the “Petite Messe” to me, but I did not ...
Thinking the Limits of the Body

Thinking the Limits of the Body

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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Gail Weiss ... and society has fostered an intellectual community of graduate students and faculty that is all too rare in the academy today. Bodies at the Limit Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Gail Weiss ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

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