The Role of the Synagogue in the Aims of Jesus

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The Role of the Synagogue in the Aims of Jesus is written by Jordan J. Ryan and published by Fortress Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 150643844X (ISBN 10) and 9781506438443 (ISBN 13).

Reviewing what we now know about actual synagogues in the land of Israel and their public role in Jewish life and culture, Jordan J. Ryan shows that Gospel narratives placed in synagogues accurately reflect the ancient synagogue setting. He argues for the historical plausibility of the setting of these narratives and suggests that synagogue research must be a starting point for their interpretation. He further argues that Jesus‘s efforts at the restoration of Israel were intentionally aimed at the synagogue as an institution of public and political life.