02944oam 2200673I 450 991045308690332120200520144314.00-415-59265-81-317-83242-61-315-82362-41-317-83243-410.4324/9781315823621 (CKB)2550000001257101(EBL)1665708(SSID)ssj0001211973(PQKBManifestationID)11694633(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001211973(PQKBWorkID)11206661(PQKB)10918725(MiAaPQ)EBC1665708(Au-PeEL)EBL1665708(CaPaEBR)ebr10858592(CaONFJC)MIL588831(OCoLC)876512714(OCoLC)897461084(EXLCZ)99255000000125710120180706d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom synagogue to church the traditional design : its beginning, its definition, its end /John WilkinsonLondon ;New York :Routledge,2002.1 online resource (305 p.)Routledge Jewish Studies SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7007-1320-4 1-306-57580-X Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-258) and indexes.1. The shape of the question -- 2. The philosophy -- 3. God-given buildings -- 4. Synagogues and their liturgy -- 5. Heaven and earth -- 6. Synagogue proportions -- 7. The mosaic floors of synagogues -- 8. Christian dedication services -- 9. The first part of the Eucharist -- 10. The second part of Eucharist -- 11. The end of the tradition.The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in numbers, for, as Plato said, they linked heaven and earth. Scripture described both the Jewish Tabernacle and Temple with a wealth of numbers. Proportions based on these numbers were used to design synagogues. Only a few Jewish documents survive, but they reveal a symbolism, which Christians sometimes repeRoutledge Jewish Studies SeriesSynagogue architectureChurch architectureReligious architectureElectronic books.Synagogue architecture.Church architecture.Religious architecture.726Wilkinson John1929-,930588MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453086903321From synagogue to church2093238UNINA