{"id":79776,"date":"2019-11-01T12:05:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T18:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=79776"},"modified":"2019-11-01T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T22:49:12","slug":"the-role-and-purpose-of-synagogues-in-the-days-of-jesus-and-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2019\/11\/the-role-and-purpose-of-synagogues-in-the-days-of-jesus-and-paul.html","title":{"rendered":"“The Role and Purpose of Synagogues\u00a0in the Days of Jesus and Paul”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Lacy Hartselle as Elizabeth Ann (Whitmer) Cowdery in a scene from the Interpreter Foundation\u2019s main forthcoming\u00a0Witnesses<\/em> film \u00a0 \u00a0(Still photograph by James Jordan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dr. Taylor Halverson<\/a> is responsible for today\u2019s new article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Role and Purpose of Synagogues\u00a0in the Days of Jesus and Paul\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong>\u00a0This article explores why Jesus so often healed in synagogues. By comparing the uses and purposes of Diaspora and Palestinian synagogues, this article argues that synagogues functioned as a\u00a0hostel or community center of sorts in ancient Jewish society. That is, those needing healing would seek out such services and resources at the synagogue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Other very recent items from the Interpreter Foundation:<\/p>\n

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Science & Mormonism Series 1: Cosmos, Earth, and Man\u00a0<\/em>Introduction: Science and Mormonism<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Part of our book chapter reprint series, this introduction by David H. Bailey and Jeffrey M. Bradshaw originally appeared in\u00a0Science & Mormonism Series 1: Cosmos, Earth, and Man<\/em>(2016).<\/span><\/p>\n

Abstract:\u00a0From the beginning, Latter-day Saints have rejected the notion that science and religion are incompatible. In this article, we give an overview of studies that have surveyed the professional participation of Latter-day Saint in science and the views of American academics and scientists on religion in general, Latter-day Saints in particular, and why many thoughtful people in our day might be disinclined to take religion seriously. We conclude with a brief survey of current Latter-day Saint perspectives on science. Our brief survey demonstrates that it is not only futile for religion and science to battle each other; it is also unnecessary.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Qualification of a Bishop in 1 Timothy 3: A Video Supplement for\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0Lesson 42: \u201cBe Thou an Example of the Believers\u201d\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Power of the Scriptures in 2 Timothy 3:15-17: A Video Supplement for\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0Lesson 42: \u201cBe Thou an Example of the Believers\u201d\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cReligion, Politics, and Community Involvement,\u201d with George B. Handley<\/a><\/p>\n

In this episode of the Latter-day Saint Perspectives Podcast, Laura Harris Hales interviews George B. Handley about\u00a0If Truth Were a Child: Essays<\/em>. They dive into such diverse topics as religion, politics, and community involvement.<\/p>\n

George B. Handley teaches interdisciplinary humanities at Brigham Young University. He also serves as the associate director of the Faculty Center. He received his PhD in comparative literature from UC Berkeley. \u00a0He was, for several years, the associate dean of the BYU College of Humanities in which I teach, and I worked fairly closely with him for a couple of years on the College\u2019s Rank and Status Committee.<\/p>\n

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Now that your massive expenditures for Halloween candy are behind you and your distribution of sugar welfare to a small multitude of imps, superheroes, goblins, witches, and ballerinas has been completed, it\u2019s time to survey your finances to determine whether you will survive to the end of the calendar year. \u00a0It\u2019s also time for many to consider their year-end charitable gifts, including tithes and other offerings to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As I\u2019ve indicated for a very long time, two of our favorite charities \u2014 both of them, incidentally, with substantial Latter-day Saint involvement \u2014 are Operation Underground Railroad<\/a> and the Bountiful Children\u2019s Foundation<\/a> (formerly the Liahona Children\u2019s Foundation). \u00a0I hope that you\u2019ll consider them.<\/p>\n

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But I would be less than candid if I didn\u2019t also encourage donations to the Interpreter Foundation<\/a>, which, although its authors and officers contribute without compensation, still unavoidably incurs substantial expenses. \u00a0Our Witnesses<\/em> film project<\/a>, for example, represents a major investment of time, labor, and funds, but the regular appearance of articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship<\/em><\/a>, to say nothing of our occasional conferences, our radio program and scripture roundtables, our videos and books, and so forth also inescapably demands money. \u00a0Large contributions will be appreciated. \u00a0So will small contributions.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 Dr. Taylor Halverson is responsible for today\u2019s new article in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: \u00a0 \u201cThe Role and Purpose of Synagogues\u00a0in the Days of Jesus and Paul\u201d Abstract:\u00a0This article explores why Jesus so often healed in synagogues. 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