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Greetings and thanks delivered in my retirement event, March 5, 2016 (Hebrew).
ערב פרישה - 5 במרץ... more Greetings and thanks delivered in my retirement event, March 5, 2016 (Hebrew).
ערב פרישה - 5 במרץ 2016. ברכות, דברי תודה וסיכום-עד כאן 13 views
Three arguments indicate the exact location of the Second Temple on the Temple Mount. One - archa... more Three arguments indicate the exact location of the Second Temple on the Temple Mount. One - archaeological, the second - literary, and the third - astronomical. 112 views
Books by Joseph Patrich
Mohr Siebeck, 2024
The Temple eclipsed in its splendor and importance all other institutions of the Jews, both in th... more The Temple eclipsed in its splendor and importance all other institutions of the Jews, both in the Land of Israel and in the Diaspora. It was the center of religious and national life; a goal of pilgrimage. Already in the 19th century, 'The Quest for the Temple' had spread beyond the limited circles of Jewish commentators, becoming an interest also of Christian scholars. The Dead Sea Scrolls, especially the Temple Scroll, rst published in 1977, brought new source materials pertaining to the pre-Herodian Temple to the fore. Some water cisterns still extant under the upper platform of the present Muslim compound are hiding a telling story, left unnoticed so far. Its unravelling in an interdisciplinary approach, an attentive re-reading of all available literary sources, and a re-evaluation of the said archaeological remains, lie at the core of the studies presented here.
It is well known that during the Second Temple period the Jews of Judea strictly observed the inj... more It is well known that during the Second Temple period the Jews of Judea strictly observed the injunction against graven images. Although the Jews borrowed techniques and artistic styles from the surrounding Hellenistic-Roman culture, they abstained from using images in their art. What is less well known is that, during the same period a similar phenomenon was taking place in the adjacent Arab kingdom of Nabatea, and this despite the fact that, unlike the monotheistic Jews, the Nabateans worshipped many deities. In both kingdoms political independence went hand in hand with a cultural independence that expressed itself in religion, language, script and art. Although continuity with iconoclastic Judea may have had some influence on Nabatean steadfastness to tradition under pressure from the dominant Hellenistic-Roman culture, it appears that their abstract perception of their gods and disregard for figurative art were innate, growing out of a particular theological doctrine. The principles of that doctrine have not been preserved, but we can deduce its existence - and to a lesser degree, its nature - on the basis of certain archaeological discoveries that we will discuss here subsequently. ; Unlike the common practice both in the Greco-Roman West and in the Parthian East, to accord the gods a human form, the Nabateans represented their gods in the form of a stele. The abstract manner in which they perceived the form of their deities, affected their approach towards figurative art. A systematic survey of Nabatean art indicates that negation of figurative art is evident in all domains of their creativity. Hundreds of years before the Nabatean civilization, but in this same geographical area, there was a similar religious and artistic phenomenon of venerating stele gods and negating figurative art among another Arabian tribe, which scholars tend to identify with the biblical Midianites. The same spiritual wellsprings that nourished a nonfigurative tradition among the North Arabian tribes for hundreds of years - first the Midianites and then the Nabateans - ultimately resurfaced, nourishing the nonfigurative tendency we see in Islamic Arabian art. This book examines the origins of prohibition of a graven image among the Nabateans, its effect on all facets of Nabatean art and its subsequent influence on Islamic art several hundred years hence.
Edited Books by Joseph Patrich
Man near a Roman Arch Studies presented to Prof. Yoram Tsafrir Edited by Leah Di Segani, Yizhar Hirshfeld, Joseph Patrich and Rina Talgam, 2009
Knowledge and Wisdom Archaeological and Historical Essays in Honour of Leah Di Segni Edited by Giovanni C. Bottini, L. Daniel Chrupcała, Joseph Patrich, 2014
The Aqueducts Of Israel (Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series #46) Hardcover – May 30, 2002 by David Amit (Author), Joseph Patrich (Author), Yizhar Hirschfeld (Author), 2002
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem: Journeys, Destinations, Experiences Across Times and Culturesproceedings of the Conference Held in Jerusalem, 5 to 7 December ... Zentralmuseum / Byzanz Zwischen Orient) Hardcover – July 1, 2020, 2020
Book Reviews by Joseph Patrich
Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2020
Review Article on Syria. Archéologie, art et histoire, XCVI: Annéé 2019. Dossier: Églises paléo-c... more Review Article on Syria. Archéologie, art et histoire, XCVI: Annéé 2019. Dossier: Églises paléo-chrétiennes à
absides saillantes au Levant. À propos de nouvelles découvertes. Coordinated by W. Khoury and M.-C. Comte. Pp. 419 incl. 496 colour and black-and-white
figs and tables. Beyrouth: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2019
JEH (72/3) 2020
JOURNAL OF ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY VOLUME, 2017
Since the start of the new restoration works in the early 1960s, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre... more Since the start of the new restoration works in the early 1960s, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has undergone a thorough archaeological and architectural investigation. The results presented mainly by V. Corbo and C. Coüasnon have placed on firmer ground the monumental study by the Dominican fathers H. Vincent and F.-M. Abel, 1 but strangely enough the edicule of the Tomb of Christ, located at the centre of the Anastasis, had not been given the same attention, apart from studies by G. Dalman and J. Wilkinson. 2 The book under review is an enhanced and richly illustrated version of an article published by Biddle in 1994. 3 Although most of the text remains unchanged, it includes some significant improvements relating to the history of the structure, and the new material, as well as the splendid illustrations, are good enough reasons for the re-publication and for this review; as a monograph too it will reach a much larger audience. It is both a historical study and a vehicle for communicating the chief observations and conclusions of the new architectural study. 4 It comprises a meticulous documentation of the present edicule that was made in 1989, 1990 and 1992. Since 1934-35 the edicule, in poor condition, has been encased by steel and timber shoring put up by the British Mandate government following damage by the earthquake of 1927. The documentation was carried out with the help of the most advanced methods of photogrammetry and 3-D computer modelling, as well as by conventional surveying, drawing, and photography. Biddle's assumption that anomalies in its form would shed light on its structural development turned out to be fully justified. The floor of the rotunda was also surveyed, and all the records were incorporated in a coherent database that was established not only to serve the 3-D reconstruction and architectural study but also to guarantee proper documentation of the current state of the structure prior to future works of consolidation. These works will require first the careful disassembling, stone by stone, of the entire structure (9). Chapter 1 presents the state of research and outlines the principles and procedures applied in his new study. Chapter 2 presents the visual resources for the study of the edicule, according to the 4 main phases of its history:
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ערב פרישה - 5 במרץ 2016. ברכות, דברי תודה וסיכום-עד כאן
Books by Joseph Patrich
Edited Books by Joseph Patrich
Book Reviews by Joseph Patrich
absides saillantes au Levant. À propos de nouvelles découvertes. Coordinated by W. Khoury and M.-C. Comte. Pp. 419 incl. 496 colour and black-and-white
figs and tables. Beyrouth: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2019
JEH (72/3) 2020
ערב פרישה - 5 במרץ 2016. ברכות, דברי תודה וסיכום-עד כאן
absides saillantes au Levant. À propos de nouvelles découvertes. Coordinated by W. Khoury and M.-C. Comte. Pp. 419 incl. 496 colour and black-and-white
figs and tables. Beyrouth: Presses de l’Ifpo, 2019
JEH (72/3) 2020