Levine, Lee I. — The Ancient Synagogue. The First Thousand Years

New Haven, Yale University Press, 200. XVI, 748 pp. Illustrated. Large 4to. Name on inner frontcover. Else fine.Hardcover with dustjacket. Heavy book. For shipment outside Europe, extra postage required. The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as well. This commanding book provides an in-depth and comprehensive history of the synagogue from the Hellenistic period to the end of late antiquity.