Coin Deposits from Ancient Synagogues in Late Antique Palestine
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Rassalle, Tine
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Religious Studies
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Rassalle, Tine
- Abstract
- During archaeological excavations over the last century, fifty-seven separate coin deposits have been found in ancient synagogues from Late Antique Palestine and the Diaspora. This project provides an overview of these deposits, the buildings they were discovered in, and the specific coins they contained. Based on their archaeological contexts and an analysis of the Jewish religious and socio-economic circumstances of Late Antiquity, I argue that there are seven possible reasons for why these deposits were placed inside a synagogue building. This dissertation project gives an overview of these categories and explores the different economic and symbolic functions coins in sacred spaces could have had in ancient Jewish society.
- Date of publication
- 2021
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- Advisor
- Magness, Jodi
- Zangenberg, Jurgen
- Gates-Foster, Jennifer
- Marienberg, Evyatar
- Plese, Zlatko
- Elkins, Nathan
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- Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School
- Graduation year
- 2021
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