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Publications of Lee I. Levine Books 1. Caesarea under Roman Rule. Leiden: Brill, 1975. 2. Roman Caesarea: An Archaeological-Topographical Study. Qedem 2. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, 1975. 3. The Rabbinic Class in Palestine in the Talmudic Period. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1985. [Hebrew] 4. Excavations at Caesarea—1975, 1976, 1979: Final Report. Qedem 21. Jeru- salem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, 1986. [co authored with Ehud Netzer] 5. The Rabbinic Class of Roman Palestine in Late Antiquity. Jerusalem: Yad Ben- Zvi and Jewish Theological Seminary, 1989. [revised and expanded from Hebrew] 6. Jerusalem in Its Splendor: A History of the City in the Second Temple Period. Jerusalem: Ariel, 1996. [Hebrew] 7. Jerusalem in Its Splendor: A History of the City in the Second Temple Period. Rev., expanded ed. Tel-Aviv: Modan, 1997. [Hebrew] 8a. Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity: Conflict or Confluence? Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1998. b. Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity: Conflict or Confluence? Jerusalem: Shazar Center, 1999. [Hebrew] 9a. The Ancient Synagogue: The First Thousand Years. New Haven, CT: Yale Uni- versity Press, 2000. b. La sinagoga antica. 2 vols. Brescia: Paideia, 2005. 10a. The Ancient Synagogue: The First Thousand Years. 2nd rev., expanded ed. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005. b. The Ancient Synagogue: The First Thousand Years. Hebrew trans. of 2nd ed. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, in preparation. 11. Jerusalem: A Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period (538 B.C.E.– 70 C.E.). Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2002. 12. Visual Judaism in Late Antiquity: Historical Contexts of Jewish Art. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, in press. xii Publications of Lee I. Levine xiii 13. Geographical Place-Names in Eretz-Israel during the Second Temple–Talmudic Periods according to Hebrew and Aramaic Sources, vol. 1. Jerusalem: Israel Academy of Sciences, forthcoming. [Hebrew] Books Edited 14. Ancient Synagogues Revealed. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1981. 15. The Jerusalem Cathedra: Studies in the History, Archaeology, Geography and Ethnography of the Land of Israel, vol. 1. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1981. 16. The Jerusalem Cathedra: Studies in the History, Archaeology, Geography and Ethnography of the Land of Israel, vol. 2. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1982. 17. The Jerusalem Cathedra: Studies in the History, Archaeology, Geography and Ethnography of the Land of Israel, vol. 3. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1983. 18. The Synagogue in Late Antiquity. Philadelphia: American Schools of Oriental Research and Jewish Theological Seminary, 1987. 19. The Galilee in Late Antiquity. New York: Jewish Theological Seminary, 1992. 20. Jerusalem: Its Sanctity and Centrality to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. New York: Continuum, 1998. 21. From Dura to Sepphoris: Studies in Jewish Art and Society in Late Antiquity. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplement 40. Ann Arbor, MI: Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2000. [co edited with Z. Weiss] 22. The Controversy over the Historicity of the Bible. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi and Dinur Center, Hebrew University, 2001. [Hebrew; coedited with A. Mazar] 23. One Thousand Years of Jewish History (1000–2000 C.E.): Change and Up- heaval. Jerusalem: Dinur Center, Hebrew University, 2002. [Hebrew] 24. Continuity and Renewal: Jews and Judaism in Byzantine-Christian Palestine. Je- rusalem: Dinur Center [Hebrew University], Yad Ben-Zvi, and Jewish Theo- logical Seminary, 2004. [Hebrew and English] 25. Jewish Identities in Antiquity: Studies in Memory of Menahem Stern. Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism 130. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2009. [coedited with D. R. Schwartz] Articles 26. “Philo and the Allegorical Method.” Yavne Review (1961) 17–28. 27. “Some Observations of the Coins of Caesarea Maritima.” Israel Exploration Journal 22 (1972) 131–40. 28. “A propos de la fondation de la Tour de Straton.” Revue Biblique 80 (1973) 75–81. xiv Publications of Lee I. Levine 29. “The Hasmonean Conquest of Strato’s Tower.” Israel Exploration Journal 24 (1974) 62–69. 30a. “The Jewish-Greek Conflict in First Century Caesarea.” Journal of Jewish Studies 25 (1974) 381–97. b. “The Jewish-Greek Conflict in First Century Caesarea.” Pp. 173–94 in The Great Jewish Revolt, ed. A. Kasher. Jerusalem: Shazar Center, 1983. [Hebrew] 31. “Rabbi Abbahu of Caesarea.” Pp. 56–76 in Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults: Studies for Morton Smith at Sixty, vol. 4, ed. J. Neusner. Leiden: Brill, 1975. 32. “La Palestine sous la loi romaine.” Les dossiers de l’archéologie 10 (May–June 1975) 17–22. 33. “Rabbi Abbahu of Caesarea.” Pp. 47–50 in Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress of Jewish Studies, vol. 2. Jerusalem: World Union of Jewish Studies, 1976. [Hebrew] 34a. “The Zealots of the Late Second Temple Period in Modern Historiography.” Cathedra 1 (1976) 39–48, 59–60. [Hebrew] b. “The Zealots of the Late Second Temple Period in Modern Historiography.” Pp. 365–88 in The Great Jewish Revolt, ed. A. Kasher. Jerusalem: Shazar Cen- ter, 1983. [Hebrew] 35. “New Light on Caesarea.” Qadmoniot 11 (1978) 70–75. [Hebrew] 36. “Pella.” Pp. 939–43 in vol. 3 of Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, ed. M. Avi-Yonah and E. Stern. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1978. 37. “Caesarea.” Pp. 658–61 in vol. 29 of Encyclopedia Hebraica. Jerusalem: Ency- clopaedia Publishing, 1978. [Hebrew] 38. “On the Political Involvement of the Pharisees under Herod and the Procu- rators.” Cathedra 8 (1978) 12–28. [Hebrew] 39a. “R. Simeon bar Yohai and the Purification of Tiberias.” Hebrew Union Col- lege Annual 49 (1978) 143–85. b. “R. Simeon bar Yohai and the Purification of Tiberias.” Cathedra 22 (1982) 9–42. [Hebrew] 40. “The Jewish Patriarch (Nasi) in Third Century Palestine.” Pp. 649–88 in Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt II:19.2. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1979. 41a. “Toward an Appraisal of Herod as a Builder.” Cathedra 15 (1980) 52–55. [Hebrew] b. “Toward an Appraisal of Herod as a Builder.” Pp. 1–10 in The Jerusalem Ca- thedra, vol. 1, ed. L. I. Levine. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1981. 42. “Ancient Synagogues: A Historical Introduction.” Pp. 1–10 in Ancient Syna- gogues Revealed, ed. L. I. Levine. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1981. 43. “The Inscription in the ʿEn Gedi Synagogue.” Pp. 140–45 in Ancient Syna- gogues Revealed, ed. L. I. Levine. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1981. 44. “The Synagogue at Dura Europos.” Pp. 172–77 in Ancient Synagogues Re- vealed, ed. L. I. Levine. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1981. Publications of Lee I. Levine xv 45. “The Synagogue at Ḥorvat ʿAmmudim.” Pp. 78–81 in Ancient Synagogues Revealed, ed. L. I. Levine. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1981. 46. “The Political Struggle between Pharisees and Sadducees in the Hasmonean Period.” Pp. 61–83 in Studies in the History of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period: Scha lit Memorial Volume, ed. A. Oppenheimer, U. Rappaport, and M. Stern. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1981. [Hebrew] 47. “Ḥorvat ʿAmmudim Excavations.” Qadmoniot 51–52 (1981) 107–11. [He- brew] 48. “The History of Caesarea in the Roman and Byzantine Periods.” Qardom 18 (1981) 7–30. [Hebrew] 49. “On the History of the Study of Caesarea.” Qardom 18 (1981) 64–68. [He- brew] 50. “Excavations at the Synagogue of Ḥorvat ʿAmmudim.” Israel Exploration Journal 32 (1982) 1–12. 51. “The Age of R. Judah the Prince.” Pp. 94–118 in Eretz-Israel from the De- struction of the Second Temple to the Muslim Conquest, vol. 1, ed. Z. Baras et al. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1982. [Hebrew] 52. “Palestine in the Third Century C.E.” Pp. 119–43 in Eretz-Israel from the Destruction of the Second Temple to the Muslim Conquest, vol. 1, ed. Z. Baras et al. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1982. [Hebrew] 53. “The Rabbinic Class of Third Century Palestine.” Pp. 5–8 in Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Division B. Jerusalem: World Union of Jewish Studies, 1982. [Hebrew] 54. “Messianic Tendencies at the End of the Second Temple Period.” Pp. 135–52 in Messianism and Eschatology, ed. Z. Baras. Jerusalem: Shazar Center, 1983. [Hebrew] 55. “Archaeological Discoveries from the Greco-Roman Era.” Pp. 75–87 in Re- cent Archaeology in the Land of Israel, ed. H. Shanks. Washington, DC: Bibli- cal Archaeology Society, 1983. 56. “Césarée et la synagogue de Ḥorvat Ha-ʿAmmudim.” Pp. 227–31 in Recher- ches Archéologiques en Israel, ed. E. Lipiński. Leuven: Peeters, 1984. 57. “Roman Rule in Palestine at the End of the Second Temple Period (63 B.C.E.–74 C.E.). Pp. 11–280 in The History of Eretz-Israel, vol. 4, ed. M. Stern. Jerusalem: Keter, 1984. [Hebrew] 58. “The Archaeological Finds from Beth-Shearim and Their Importance for the Study of the Talmudic Period.” Eretz-Israel 18 (Avigad volume; 1985) 277–81. [Hebrew] 59. “Herod: The Man and His Times.” Pp. 2–10 in King Herod and His Times. Idan 5. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1985. [Hebrew] 60. “An Onomasticon of Ancient Palestine in the Second Temple–Talmudic Periods according to Hebrew and Aramaic Sources: A Preliminary Report.” World Union of Jewish Studies Newsletter 25 (1985) 39–46. [Hebrew] xvi Publications of Lee I. Levine 61a. “The Second Temple Synagogue: The Formative Years.” Pp. 7–31 in The Synagogue in Late Antiquity, ed. L. I. Levine. Philadelphia: American Schools of Oriental Research and Jewish Theological Seminary, 1987. b. “The Second Temple Synagogue: Its Character and Development.” Pp. 11– 29 in The Synagogue in Israel and the Diaspora in Antiquity, ed. A. Oppenheimer, A. Kasher, and U. Rappaport. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi, 1987. [Hebrew] 62a. “The Age of Hellenism: Alexander the Great and the Rise and Fall of the Hasmonean Kingdom.” Pp. 177–204, 254–57 in Ancient Israel: A Short His- tory from Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple, ed.
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