Capernaum

Synagogue remains, Capernaum.

Capernaum

Liberty Excavation Reports Requirements

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This is a larger site than just the synagogue, so make sure to focus on more than the Synagogue. Remember to provide "the historical background of the site (including history of previous archaeological excavations, if any), objectives of the current excavation, progress at the site, and significance of discoveries to biblical study." Make sure to choose a good encyclopedia, journal articles, and books that specialize in the subject. This will give you a cross section of material:

• Foerster, G. "Notes on Recent Excavations at Capernaum,"  Israel Exploration Journal 21 no. 4 (1971): 207–11. JSTOR
• Lea, T. D., 1984. “Peter’s House in Capernaum,” BI (Winter): 72-75.
• Loffreda, Stanislao. "Capernaum–Jesus’ Own City. " Bible and Spade 10, no. 1 (1981): 1–17. Galaxy
• Loffreda, Stanislao. "The Synagogue of Capernaum: Archaeological Evidence for Its Late Chronology. " Liber Annuus 22 (1972): 5–29.
• Loffreda, Stanislao. "The Late Chronology of the Synagogue of Capernaum. " Israel Exploration Journal 23 No. 1 (1973): 37–42. JSTOR
• Loffreda, Stanislao. Recovering Capharnaum. Jerusalem: Edizioni Custodia Terra Santa, 1984. Non–technical English summary of the excavations on the western (Franciscan) portion of the site.
• Murphy–O'Connor, Jerome. Oxford Archaeological Guides: The Holy Land (Oxford, 1998), 217–220.
• Sanderson, J. E. "Capernaum. " in Major Cities of the Biblical World. Edited by R. K. Harrison. Nashville, Tenn.: Nelson, 1985, 80–81.
• Sean Freyne,"A Galilean Messiah?,"  Studia Theologica 55 (2001), 198–218. EBSCO Contains an analysis of the singled–out 1st–century AD house as a courtyard rather than a room or house.
• Strange, James F., and Hershel Shanks. "Synagogue Where Jesus Preached Found at Capernaum. " Biblical Archaeology Review 9, no. 6 (1983): 24–31. BAR
• Strange, James F.and Hershel Shanks,"Has the House Where Jesus Stayed in Capernaum Been Found?,"  Biblical Archaeology Review 8, no. 6 (Nov./Dec., 1982), 26–37. BAR Critique of the domus–ecclesia claims.
• Tzaferis, Vassilios. Excavations at Capernaum, 1978–1982. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 1989. ISBN 0–931464–48–X. Overview publication of the dig on the eastern portion of the site.
• Tzaferis, Vassilios., 1983. “New Archaeological Evidence on Ancient Capernaum,” BA 46:198-204

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:

The list of abbreviations can be found here. LINK

• Archer, G. L., 1975. “Capernaum,” ZPEB, 1:746–48.
• Avigad, N., 1975. “Capernaum,” EAEHL, 1:866–69.
• Barabas, S., 1987. “Capernaum,” NIDB, 192–93.
• Corbo, V. C., 1992. “Capernaum,” ABD, 1:866–69.
• DeVries, L. F., 2006. “Capernaum,” in CBW, 269–75.
• Harris, B. F., and E. M. Blaiklock1983. “Capernaum,” NIDBA, 118–19.
• Horn, S. H., 1966. “Capernaum,” BW, 162–64.
• Joiner, E. E., 1984. “Capernaum,” MDB, 135.
• Kane, J. P., 1982. “Capernaum,” NBD2, 177–78.
• Knight, G. W., 2003. “Capernaum,” HolBD, 230–32.
• Loffreda, Stanislao, 1997. “Capernaum,” OEANE, 1:416–19.
• Loffreda, Stanislao. , and V. Tzaferis, 1993. “Capernaum,” NEAEHL, 1:291–96.
• Miller, C. H., 1996. “Capernaum,” HBD, 154–55.
• Mounce, R. H., 1995. “Capernaum,”  ISBE2, 1:609–10. 
• Negev, Avraham, and Shimon Gibson, eds. “Capernaum,” page 111–114 in Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land. New rev., and updated. 1 vols. New York, N.Y.: Continuum International, 2001. 
• Pellett, D. C., 1984. “Capernaum,” IDB, 1:532–34. 
• Pfeiffer, Charles F., ed. “Capernaum,” pages 162–64 in Wycliffe Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2000. 
• Sanderson, J. E., 1985. “Capernaum,” MCBW, 72–82. 
• Strange, J. F., 1976. “Capernaum,” IDBSup, 140–41.

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