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A.        Ph.D. Dissertation

            "The Monastic Institutions of Saint Sabas ‑ An Archaeological Historical Research." (Hebrew + English summery; 405 + 26pp. in Text Volume; 160 illustrations in Illustrations Volume) the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Archaeology.

 

            Supervisor:  Prof. Yoram Tsafrir.

            Submitted:  March 1989

            Aproved:    August 1989

            Grade:      Summa Cum Laude

 

            See no. 5 in the list of books below.

 

           

B.        Books

           

Authored Books

(All books are in typeset format, not camera-ready)

 

1.         1988. Excavations At Rehovot‑in‑the‑Negev, Vol. I: The Northern Church [Qedem ‑ Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, no. 25], by:  Y. Tsafrir (main author), J. Patrich, R. Rosenthal‑Heginbottom, I. Herschkovitz, Y.D. Nevo. Jerusalem 1988 (English, xxviii + 210 pp.).

 

2.         1990. The Formation of Nabatean Art: Prohibition of a Graven Image  Among the Nabateans.  The Magnes Press,The Hebrew University, Jerusalem and E.J. Brill, Leiden 1990 (English, 231 pp.).

Reviews:                   Liber Annuus 41 (1991), 541-542 (by Michele Piccirillo, Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem).

                Journal of Roman Studies 82 (1992), 279 (by Judith McKenzie, Oxford).

Society of Old Testament Studies Booklines (1992), 119-120 (by John Healey, University of            Manchaster).

                Journal of American Oriental Society 114 (1994), 665-666 (by H. Liebowitz).

                Israel Exploration Journal 43 (1993), 279-281 (by Klaus Parlasca).

 

3          1995. Archaeological Survey of Israel: Map of Mar-Saba (315). Israel Antiquities Authority, The Archaeological Survey of Israel 1995 (bi-lingual - Hebrew and English, 195 + 103pp.).

 

4.         1995. Sabas - Leader of Palestinian Monasticism. [Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXXII], Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C 1995 (xv + 420 pp.).

Reviews:    Oriens Christianus 80 (1996), 260-261 (by M.van Esbroeck).

                    Journal of Theological Studies 48 (1997), 294-296 (by Andrew Louth, University of Durham).

                    Byzantinische Zeitschrift 90 (1997), 143-146 (by C. Capizzi).

 American Journal of Archaeology 101 (1997), 423-424 (by Yizhar Hirschfeld, Hebrew University of Jerusalem).

Journal of Roman Archaeology 10 (1997) 587-588 (by Robert Osterhout, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).

                   Speculum 74 (1999) 1105-1107 (by Margaret A. Schatkin, Boston College).

                   Orientalia Christiana Periodica 65/2 (1999), 514 (by R. Cemus).

                   Theologie und Philosophie 77 (2002), 250 (by T. Hainthaler).

 

5.         1995. The Judean Desert Monasticism in the Byzantine Period - The Institutions of Sabas and his Disciples. Yad Yizhak Ben Zvi and Israel Exploration Society 1995 (Hebrew, xii + 382 pp.).  [The book was awarded the Yizhak Ben Zvi Prize for 1996].

Reviews:   Cathedra 86 (1998) 149-154 (by Beruria Biton-Ashkaloni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) (Hebrew).

                   Qadmoniot 115 (1998) 68-69 (by Yoram Tsafrir, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) (Hebrew).

 

6.         (forthcoming). Studies in the Archaeology and History of Caesarea Maritima – Caput Iudaeae, Metropolis Palaestinae. Collected Essays (Forthcoming with Brill Publishing House).

 

 

Edited Books

(All books are in a typeset format, not camera-ready)

 

1.         1989. The Aqueducts of Ancient Palestine, Yad Yizhak Ben Zvi, Jerusalem 1989 (together with D. Amit and Y. Hirschfeld). (335 pages, Hebrew).

 

2.         1999. Caesarea Papers 2: Herod's Temple, The Provincial Governor's Praetorium and Granaries, The Later Harbor, A Gold Coin Hoard, and Other Studies, edited by K. G. Holum A. Raban and J. Patrich. [The Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplement Series Number 35], Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1999 (440 pages).

           

3.         2001. The Sabaite Heritage: The Sabaite Factor in the Orthodox Church ‑ Monastic Life, Theology, Liturgy, Literature, Art and Archaeology (5th Century to the Present) [Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta]. P. Peeters, Leuven, 2001 (xvi + 449 pages).

 

4.         2002. The Aqueducts of Israel. Edited by D. Amit, J. Patrich, and Y. Hirschfeld. [Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplement Series Number 46], Portsmouth, Rhode Island 2002. (an updated and augmented English edition of no. 1 above; 459 pages).

 

5.         2008. Archaeological Excavations at Caesarea Maritima Areas CC, KK, NN. Final report. Vol. I: The Objects. Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem 2008 (480 pages, numerous illustrations, hardcover).

 

 

 

C.        Articles in Refereed Journals

 

1.         1980. The Aqueduct from Eitam to the Temple and a Sadducean Halakha, Cathedra 17, pp. 11‑23 (Hebrew).

 

1a.       1982.  A Sadducean Halakha and the Jerusalem Aqueduct, The Jerusalem Cathedra 2, pp. 25‑39.

 

 

2.         1983.  Prohibition of a Graven Image Among the Nabateans ‑ The Testimony of the Masseboth Cult, Cathedra 26, pp. 47-104 (Hebrew).

         

3.         1984. Al 'Uzza Earrings, Israel Exploration Journal, 34, pp. 39‑46.

 

3a.       1984. Earrings of the Goddess Al‑Uzza from Mamshit, Qadmoniot 16, no. 62‑63, pp. 86‑88 (for an enlarged English version see no. 2 below).

 

4.         1984. The Formation of the Nabatean Capital, Eretz Israel 17 (Brawer Volume), pp. 291‑304 (Hebrew).

 

5.         1985. The Structure of the Muristan Quarter of Jerusalem in the Crusader Period, Cathedra 33, pp. 3‑16 (Hebrew).

 

6.         1985. Hiding Caves and Jewish Inscriptions on the Cliffs of Nahal Michmas", Eretz Israel 18 (Avigad Volume), pp. 153‑166, pls. 24‑27 (Hebrew).                                 

 

6a.       1984. Les grottes de el‑Aleiliyat et la laure de Saint Firmin, Revue Biblique 91, pp. 379‑387 (together with R. Rubin).

 

6b.       1985. Inscriptions arameennes juives dans les grottes d'el Aleiliyat, Wadi Suweinit, Revue Biblique 92, pp. 265-273.

 

7.         1985. Prohibition of a Graven Image Among the Nabateans ‑ The Non‑Figurative Trend in their Art, Cathedra 38, pp. 3-54 (Hebrew).

 

8.         1985. A Church and Agricultural Installations from the Byzantine Period at Horvat Beit Loya, Qadmoniot 18, no. 71‑72, pp. 106‑112 (together with Yoram Tsafrir, Hebrew).

 

8a.       1989. Chronique Archeologique: Khirbet Beit Liyeh, Revue Biblique 92, pp. 258‑265, pls. XVI‑XIX (together with Yoram Tsafrir).

 

9.         1986. Jewish Caves of Refuge in the Cliffs of Nahal Mikhmas, Qadmoniot 19, no. 73‑74, pp. 45‑50 (together with Benny Arubas and Eyal Naor, Hebrew).

 

9a.       1989. Chronique Archeologique: Refuges juifs dans les gorges du Wadi Mukhamas, Revue Biblique 96 (1989), pp. 235‑239, pl. XV.

 

10.       1986. The Mesibbah of the Second Temple in Jerusalem according to the Tractate Middot, Israel Exploration Journal 36, pp. 215‑233.

 

10a.     1987. The Mesibbah of the Temple According to the Tractate Middot,  Cathedra 42, pp. 39‑52.

 

11.       1987. New Greek Inscriptions from Theoktistus Monastery in the Judean Desert, Eretz Israel 19 (Avi Yonah Volume), pp. 272‑281 (together with Leah Di‑Segni).

 

12.       1988. The Structure of the Second Temple ‑ A New Reconstruction, Qadmoniot 21, no. 81‑82, pp. 32‑40.

 

12a.     1988.  Reconstructing the Magnificent Temple Herod Built, Bible Review IV/5, pp. 16‑29 (a modified translation of 12).

 

12b.     1994. The Structure of the Second Temple - A New Reconstruction, Ancient Jerusalem Revealed. Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem, pp. 260-71.

 

13.       1989. A Juglet with (Balsam?) Oil From a Cave Near Qumran, Eretz Israel 20 (Yadin Volume), pp. 321‑329 (together with Benny  Arubas).

 

13a.     1989. A Juglet Containing Balsam Oil(?) From a Cave Near Qumran, Israel Exploration Journal 39, pp. 43‑55 (together with Benny Arubas).

 

14.       1990. The Greek Inscriptions in the Cave Chapel at Horvat Qasra, Atiqot (Hebrew Series) 10, pp. 141‑154 (together with Leah Di Segni, English summary on pp. 31‑15).

 

15.       1990. Prohibition of a Graven Image Among the Nabateans: The Evidence and its Significance, ARAM Periodical 2, pp. 185-196.

 

16.       1990. The Sabaite Laura of Jeremias in the Judean Desert, Liber Annuus 40, pp. 295-311, Pls. 35-40.

 

17.       1991. The Sabaite Monastery of the Cave (Spelaion) in the Judean Desert, Liber Annuus 41, pp. 429-448, Pls. 47-52.

 

18.       1993-94. The Golden Vine, the Sanctuary Portal and its Depiction on the Bar-Kokhba Coins, Jewish Art 19/20, pp 56-61. (For an abridged Hebrew version see below, no. 3 in the list of articles published in Conference Proceedings).

 

19.       1994. The Hermitage of St. John the Hesychast in the Great Laura of Sabas, Liber Annuus 44 (1994). (An English version of article 10 in section D, below).

 

20.       1995. Khirbet Qumran in Light of New Archaeological Explorations in the Qumran Caves. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. pp. 73-95.

 

21.              1995. Palestinian Desert Monasticism - The Monastic Systems of Chariton, Gerasimos and Sabas, Cristianesimo nella storia 16, pp. 1-9 (an abridged Hebrew version was published in Michmanim 8 (1994), pp. 45-52).

 

22.               1997.  “A Roman-Byzantine Government Compound in Caesarea,” Ariel XIX/122-23 (1997), pp. 101-107 (Hebrew)

 

23.              1998. Was There an Extra Mural Dwelling Quarter at Qumran? Qadmoniot XXXI/115, pp. 66-67 (Hebrew).

 

24.       2000.  "A Chapel of St. Paul at Caesarea Maritima?" Liber Annuus 50 (2000), pp. 363-382, Pls. 27-30.

 

25.       2001. "Césarée. Une chapelle dédiée à saint Paul?" , Le Monde de la Bible 136 (2001), p. 57.

 

26.       2001.  "The Carceres of the Herodian Hippodrome/Stadium at Caesarea Maritima and connections with the Circus Maximus," Journal of Roman Archaeology 14, pp. 269-283.

 

27.       2002. "On the Lost Circus of Aelia Capitolina", Scripta Classica Israelica XXI (2002), pp. 173-188.

 

27a.     2002. "On the Lost Circus of Aelia Capitolina", Cathedra 102 (2002), pp. 29-50 (Hebrew).

 

28.        2002.  "Four Christian Objects from Caesarea Maritima," Israel Museum Studies in Archaeology 1 (2002), pp. 21-32.

 

29.       2002.  "Herod's Theater in Jerusalem - a new proposal," Israel Exploration Journal 52 (2002), pp. 231-239.

 

29a      2003.  "Herod's Theater in Jerusalem - A New Proposal," Cathedra 110 (2003), pp. 19-28 (Hebrew).

 

30.       2002.  "The Martyrs of Caesarea: the urban context," Liber Annuus 52 (2002), pp. 321-346.

 

30a.     2003.   "The Martyrs of Caesarea: The Urban Context," Cathedra 107, pp. 5-26 (Hebrew).

 

31.       2003.  "More on the Hippodrome-Stadium of Caesarea Maritima: a response to the comments of Y. Porath," JRA 16 (2003), pp. 456-459.

 

32.       2003.  "Caesarea: The Palace of the Roman Procurator and Byzantine Governor, A Warehouse Complex, And The Starting Gates of the Herodian Stadium," Qadmoniot XXXV/2 no. 124, pp. 66-86.

 

33.       2003.  L. Di Segni, J. Patrich, K.J. Holum, "A Schedule of Fees for Official Services from Caesarea Maritima," Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 145 (2003), pp. 273-300.

 

34.       2003.  "On Circus Carceres and a third farfetched hypothesis. Comments on Y. Porat's article in Qadmoniot 125 - 'Theatre, Racing and Athletic Installations in Caesarea'," Qadmoniot 36, no. 126 (2003), pp. 119-120.

 

35.       2005  "Was Dionysos, the Wine God, Venerated by the Nabataeans?" Aram Periodical 17 (2005), pp. 95-113.

 

36.       2006. "The Wall Street, the Eastern Stoa, the Location of the Tetrapylon, and the Halachic Status of Caesarea (interpreting Tosefta Oholot XVIII:13)". Cathedra 122 (2006), pp. 7-30 (Hebrew).

 

37.       2006. "Caesarea in Transition from the Byzantine to the Muslim Regime: The Archaeological Evidence from the Southwestern Zone (Areas CC, KK, NN), and the Literary Sources", Cathedra 122 (2006), pp. 143-172 (Hebrew).

 

38.       (f.c. Nov. 2009). "The Pre-Herodian Temple: Reassessing the House of the Laver and the House of Utensils of the Temple Scroll." Revue Biblique 116/4 (2009), pp. 505-526.

 

39.       (f.c.)     “Roman Hippo-Stadia: The “Hippodrome” of Gerasa reconsidered in light of the Herodian Hippo-Stadium of Caesarea Maritima,” ARAM Periodical.

 

 

D.        Articles and Chapters in Books which are not Conference Proceedings

 

1.         1987. Monastic Cells of St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, Israel ‑ People and Land, Annual of the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, IV, pp. 179‑196 (together with Benny  Arubas and Hanina Kali, Hebrew).

 

1a.       1990. The Cells (ta_ kellia) of Choziba, Wadi el‑Qilt, Christian Archaeology in the Holy Land. New Discoveries.  Archaeological Essays in Honour of Virgilio C. Corbo ofm, edited by G.C. Bottini et al.  Jerusalem, Franciscan Printing Press, pp. 205-226. (An enlarge version of 1).

 

2.         1988. Hermitages of the Great Laura of St. Sabas, in: D. Jacoby & Y. Tsafrir (eds.), Jews, Samaritans and Christians in Byzantine Palestine, Jerusalem, pp. 131-166 (Hebrew).

 

3.                  1989. The Aqueducts of Hyrcania, in: D. Amit, Y. Hirschfeld, J. Patrich, The Aqueducts of Ancient Palestine, Jerusalem, pp. 243‑260 (Hebrew).

 

4.                  1990. The Oil Press at Horvat Beit Loya, Christian Archaeology in the Holy Land. New Discoveries. Archaeological Essays in Honour of Virgilio C. Corbo ofm, edited by G.C. Bottini et al.  Jerusalem, Franciscan Printing Press, pp. 287-300 (together with R. Frankel and Y. Tsafrir).

 

5.         1993. The Hemitage of St. John the Hesychast in the Great Laura of St. Sabas. M. Heltzer et al. (eds.), Studies in the Archaeology and History of Ancient Israel in Honour of Moshe Dothan, Haifa, pp. 243-264 (Hebrew).

 

6.         1993. Chapels and Hermitages of St. Sabas' Monastery, in: Y. Tsafrir (ed.), Ancient Churches Revealed, Jerusalem, pp. 233-43.

 

7.         1993. A Byzantine Church Complex at Horvat Beit Loya, ibid., pp. 265-72 (together with Y. Tsafrir).

 

8.         1993. The Early Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Light of Excavations and Restoration, ibid., pp. 101-117.

 

9.         1993. Monastic Cells in the Desert of Gerasimus near the Jordan, in: F. Manns and E. Alliata (eds.), Early Christianity in Context - Monuments and Documents, The Franciscan Printing Press, Jerusalem, pp. 277-296 (together with B. Arubas and B. Agur).

 

10.       1994. Graves and Burial Practices in Talmudic Sources, I. Singer (ed.), Graves and Burial Practices in Israel in Ancient Period, Yad Yizhak Ben Zvi and the Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem, pp. 190-211 (Hebrew).

 

11.              1994. A Coenobium and a Laura of St. Sabas and His Disciples, Israel ‑ People and Land, Annual of the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Vol. 7-8 (1990-1993), pp. 159-186 (A Hebrew version of nos. 16 and 17 of the refereed journals section). (For the English version see nos. 16 and 17 in the list of articles in section A, above).

 

12.              1995. "Church, State, and the Transformation of Palestine in the Byzantine Period (324-638 C.E.)." In: T. Levy (ed.), The Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land, Pinter Publishers, London, pp. 470-487.

 

13.              1996. Warehouses and Granaries in Caesarea Maritima, in: A. Raban & K. G. Holum (eds.), Caesrea Maritima - Retrospective After two Millennia, pp. 146-76.

 

14.              1996. “The Formation of the Nabatean Capital”, in: K. Fittschen and Gideon Foerster (eds.), Judaea and the Greco-Roman World in the Time of Herod in the Light of Archaeological Evidence, Göttingen, pp. 197-218.

 

15.              1997. "Agricultural Development in Antiquity: Improvement in the Growing and Manufacturing of Balsam," J. Shwartz (ed.), Village Life in Eretz Israel in Antiquity. Collected Essays in Honour of Y. Felix, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 1997, pp. 139-148 (Hebrew).

 

16.              1998. Cesárea Marítima, in: Marc Mayer and Isabel Roda (eds.), Ciudades Antiguas del Mediterráneo, Barcelona, pp. 302-304.

 

17.               1999. "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: History and Architecture," in: Sefer Yerushalaim [The History of Jerusalem] ‑ The Roman and Byzantine Periods (70-638 CE), editors: Y. Tsafrif and S. Safrai, Jerusalem  1999,  pp. 353-382 (Hebrew).

 

18.               1999. "The warehouse complex and governor’s palace (areas KK, CC, and NN, May 1993‑December 1995),” in: Caesarea Papers 2 [The Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplement Series, Number 35], edited by Kenneth G. Holum, A. Raban and J. Patrich. Portsmouth, Rhode Island, pp. 70-108.

 

19.               1999. "Monastic Cells in the Desert of Gerasimus East of the Jordan," in: Y. Ben Artzi, I. Bartal and E. Reiner (eds.), Studies in Geography and History in Honour of Joshua Ben Arieh, The Magness Press and The Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem, pp. 143-167 (A Hebrew version of no. 14 in this section; by Joseph Patrich, Beni Arubas and Beni Agur).

 

20.               2002.  “The Aqueducts of Israel: an introduction” (together with D. Amit). In: D. Amit, J. Patrich and Y. Hirschfeld (eds.), The Aqueducts of Israel. [Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplement Series, Number 46], pp. 9-20.

 

20a.     2002. "The Aqueducts of Hyrcania - Kastellion". In: D. Amit, J. Patrich, and Y. Hirschfeld (eds.) The Aqueducts of Israel [Journal of Roman Archaeology, Supplement Series, Number 46], pp. 336-352 (An English translation of no. 3 above in the list of articles in books which are not Conference Proceedings).

 

21              2002.   "Herod's Hippodrome/Stadium at Caesarea and the Games Conducted Therein," L.V. Rutgers (ed.), What has Athens to Do with Jerusalem. Essays in Honor of Gideon Foerster, P. Peeters, Leuven 2002, pp. 29-68.

 

22              2003.  "Herod's Hippodrome/Stadium at Caesarea in the Context of Greek and Roman Contests and Spectacles," Yehudah Ben Porath Festschrift, Yad Yizhak Ben Zvi, Jerusalem 2003, pp. 119-166 (Hebrew).

 

23        2003. "Monastic Landscape," in: W. Bowden, L. Lavan and C. Machado (eds.), Recent Research in Late Antique Countryside, Leiden 2003, pp. 413-445.

 

24.       2003. "Early Christian Churches in Israel," in: S. Richard (ed.), Near Eastern Archaeology - A Reader, Winona Lake IN 2003, pp. 479-486.

 

25.       2005. "Herodian Caesarea - the urban framework", in: M. Mor et al. (eds.), For Uriel: Studies in the History of Israel in Antiquity Presented to Professor Uriel Rappaport, Jerusalem 2005, pp. 497-538 (Hebrew).

 

26.       2006. "Early Christian Churches in the Holy Land", in: Christians and Christianity in the Holy Land: From the Origins to the Latin Kingdoms, eds. Guy G. Stroumsa and Ora Limor (Cultural Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, 5). Turnhout: Brepols, 2006, pp. 351-395.

 

27.       2006. "Agricultural Development in Antiquity: Improvements in the Cultivation and Production of Balsam", in: Qumran The Site of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeological Interpretations and Debates, edited by K. Galor, J.-B. Humbert, and J. Zangenberg, [Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, Vol. 57], Brill, Leiden and Boston 2006, pp. 241-248.

 

28.       2006. "The Transfer of Gifts in the Early Christian Churches of Palestine: archaeological and literary evidence for the evolution of the 'Great Entrance'" in: B. Caseau, J.-C. Cheynet et V. Déroch (eds.), Mélanges offerts à Pierre Maraval [Centre de recherche d'Histoire et Civilisation de Byzance, Monographies 23], Paris 2006, pp. 341-393.

 

29.       2007.   "The Second Temple and its Courts: a new proposal about their location on the Temple Mount," Eretz Israel 28 (2007) (Tedi Kollek Volume), pp. 173-183 (Hebrew).

 

30.       (forthcoming)  "538 BCE - 70 CE: The Second Temple", in: O. Grabar, B.Z. Kedar and S. Nuseiba, When Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's Sacred Esplanade.

 

31-34.  (forthcoming)  in: Amnon Kidron Festschrift, eds. Y. Porath, E. Ayalon, A. Sasson and A. Izdarechet: “The Theatre of Caesarea; “The Temples of Caesarea; Excavations in Areas CC, KK and NN; "Some Comments on the Elite of Caesarea in the Byzantine Period: The Literary Sources and the Archaeological Finds" (Hebrew).

 

35.       (forthcoming). "The Wall Street, the Eastern Stoa, the Location of the Tetrapylon, and the Halakhic Status of Caesarea Maritima (interpreting Tosefta, Ahilot, 18:13)." Forthcoming in: Man Near a Roman Arch, a festschrift.

 

36.       (forthcoming). “On the Proclamation of Caesarea as a Roman Colony,”,in: J. Patrich, Studies in the Archaeology and History of Caesarea Maritima. Collected Essays.

 

36a.     (forthcoming). “On the date Caesarea was proclaimed a Roman Colony,” Forthcoming in a Festschrift (Hebrew).

 

 

 

E.        Articles in Conference Proceedings

 

1.         1985. The Non‑Figurative Trend in Nabatean Art and the Surrounding Greco‑Roman Culture ‑ A Struggle for the Development and Conservation of a National Art.  Actes du XIIe Congres International d'Archeologie Classique, Athens 4‑10 Septembre 1983, Section I, Athens, pp. 212-216, pl. 39. 

 

2.         1986. The Caves Encampment of Simon Son of Gioras in the Ravine Called 'Pheretae', Ninth World Congress of Jewish Studies, B.1, Jerusalem, pp. 21‑26 (Hebrew).

 

3.         1990   The Golden Vine, The Sanctuary Portal and its Depiction on the Bar Kokhba Coins.  Acts of the Tenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Section B, Vol. I ‑ History of the Jewish People. Jerusalem 1990, pp. 8‑14 (Hebrew). (For an enlarged English version see no. 1 in the list of articles accepted for publication in Refereed Journals).

 

4.         1994. "Khirbet Qumran in light of New Archaeological Explorations in the Qumran Caves," Acts of the Eleventh World Congress of Jewish Studies. (For an enlarged English version see no. 20 in the list of articles in Refereed Journals).

 

5          1997. "The Starting Gates (carceres) of the Herodian Hippodrome at Caesarea," ASOR Newsletter 47/2 (1997) A 43-44.

 

6.         1998.  "Urban Ruralization in Provincia Palaestina: The Demise of the Byzantine Praetorium at Caesarea," Twenty Fourth Annual Byzantine Studies Conference Abstracts, University of Kentucky, p. 41.

 

7.         1999. "Caesarea Maritima: the Provincial Capital of Judaea Palaestina and its Praetoria," Abstracts of the 1999 Roman Archaeology Conference, University of Durham, p. 26.

 

8.         2000. “A Government Compound in Roman-Byzantine Caesarea”, in Proceedings of the Twelfth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Division B, History of the Jewish People, Jerusalem, pp. 35-44 (English section).

 

9.         2000. “Did Extra Mural Dwelling Quarters exist at Qumran?” The Dead Sea Scrolls - Fifty Years after their Discovery. [Proceedings of the Jerusalem Congress, July 20-25], edited by L. H. Schiffman, E. Tov, and J. C. VanderKam, pp. 720-27. Jerusaem.

 

10.       2000.  E-Abstract: "The Hippodromes of Caesarea Maritima in their Mediterranean Context," International Colloquium - The Mediterranean: Culture, Environment and Society, University of Haifa, May 22-24, 2000.

 

11.       2001.   "Urban Space in Caesarea Maritima, Israel," in:  J. W. Eadie and T. Burns (eds), Urban Centers and Rural Contexts, Michigan State University Press, East Lansing 2001, pp. 77 - 110.

 

12.              2001. "The Sabaite Heritage - an introductory survey," in: J. Patrich (ed.), The Sabaite Heritage: The Sabaite Factor in the Orthodox Church ‑ Monastic Life, Theology, Liturgy, Literature, Art and Archaeology (5th Century to the Present), Leuven 2001, pp. 1-27.

 

13.              2006. "The Location of the Second Temple - a new proposal". in. E. Baruch and A. Faust (eds.), New Jerusalem Studies 12, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 2006, pp. 41-48 (Hebrew).

 

14.       2007.   "Differences between Herod's Temple and that of the Hasmonaeans: reflections on the 'House of the Utensils' and the 'House of the Laver' of the Temple Scroll", in: J. Patrich and D. Amit (eds.), New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region. Collected Papers, Vol. 1. Jerusalem 2007, pp. 41-53 (Hebrew).

 

15.       2007.   "VeAsu li Miqdash" - Comments on Qoren's and others intrpretations on the layout of the Second Temple, in: E. Baruch, A. Levy-Reifer and A. Faust (eds.), New Jerusalem Studies 13, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 2007, pp. 135-140 (Hebrew).

 

16.       2007. "Herodian Caesarea: The Urban Space," in: N. Kokkinos (ed.), The World of the Herods. Volume 1 of the International Conference The World of the Herods and the Nabataeans held at the British Museum, 17–19 April 2001 [Oriens et Occidens 14], Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, pp. 93-130.

 

17.              2007. "Nabataean Art Between East and West: A methodical assesment", in: K.D. Politis (ed.), The World of the Nabataeans. Volume 2 of the International Conference The World of the Herods and the Nabataeans held at the British Museum, 17–19 April 2001, [Oriens et Occidens 15], Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, pp. 79-101.

 

18.              2008. "Water-wheels at the Service of the Second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem," in: Cura   Aquarum in Jordanien. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the History of        Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering in the Mediterranean Region, Petra / Amman      31 March – 09 April 2007, [Beiträge des 13. Internationalen Symposiums zur Geschichte der   Wasserwirtschaft und des Wasserbaus im Mediterranen Raum, Petra / Amman 31. März –     09. April 2007], edited / herausgegeben im Auftrag der DWhG by / von Christoph Ohlig,     Siegburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8334-8568-8, pp. 239 – 246.

 

19.              2009. "Herodian Entertainment Structures", in: D.M. Jacobson and N. Kokkinos (eds.), Herod and Augustus. [Papers Presented at the IJS Conference, 21st–23rd June 2005, Leiden – Boston 2009, pp. 181-213, 455-467.

 

20.              2009. “On the Chamber called House of Stone (beth even), which was facing the north-east corner of the Temple building (birah) (Mishnah, Parah 3:1),” in: E. Baruch, A. Levy-Reifer and A. Faust (eds.), New Jerusalem Studies 14, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 2008, pp. 121-132 (Hebrew).

 

21.       (forthcoming). "Caesarea in Transition: The Archaeological Evidence from the Southwest Zone (Areas CC, KK, NN)", in: K.G. Holum and H. Lapin (eds.), The Near East Under Transition, The University of Maryland.

 

22.       (forthcoming). "The Location of the Second Temple and the Layout of its Court’s Gates and Chambers: A New Proposal," in: K. Galor and G. Avni (eds.), The Jerusalem Perspective: 150 Years of archaeological Research.

 

23.       (forthcoming). "The Impact of the Muslim Conquest on Monasticism in the Desert of Jerusalem", Continuités de l’occupation entre les periodes byzantine et abbasside au Proche-Orient, viie-ixe siècles [Colloque Intrenationale Proche-Orient, Paris, 18-20 Octobre 2007:Oct. 20, 2007].

 

24.       (forthcoming). "The Praetoria at Caesarea Maritima," Imperium. Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium im LWL-Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte in Münster am 28. und 29. April 2008.

 

25.       (forthcoming). “Caesarea in the Time of Eusebius,” in: Reconsidering Eusebius: A fresh look at his life, work and thought [International Research Seminar. Centre Interdisciplinaire d'Etude des Religions et de la Laïcité, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, March 3, 2008, ed. by Sabrina Inowlocki-Meister and Claudio Zamagni.

 

 

 

F.         Review Articles

 

1.         1992. Review Article on: V. C. Corbo, Herodion I ‑ Gli Edifici della Reggia‑Fortezza, Jerusalem 1989. Israel Exploration Journal 42, pp. 241-45.

 

1a.       1990.  Review Article on: V. C. Corbo, Herodion I, Qadmoniot 23, no. 89‑90, pp. 64‑65 (Hebrew).

 

2.         1993. E. Netzer, Masada III. The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963 -1965 Final Reports: The Buildings - Stratigraphy and Architecture. Jerusalem 1991. Journal of Roman Archaeology 6, pp. 473-75.

 

2a.       1992.  Review Article on: E. Netzer, Masada III, Qadmoniot 25, no. 97-98, pp. 59-60 (Hebrew).

 

3.         1993. Judith McKenzie, The Architecture of Petra. Oxford 1990: review article, Israel Exploration Journal 43, pp. 273-75.

 

3a.       1995.   An abridged Hebrew version, Archaeology - Bulletin of the Israel Association of Archaeologists 4.

 

4.                  1995. D. Barag et al., Masada IV, Jerusalem 1993. Journal of Roman Archaeology 9, pp. 355.

 

5.                  1995. G. Foerster, Masada V, Jerusalem 1994. Journal of Roman Archaeology 9, pp. 356-57.

 

6.                  1995. A. S. Kaufman, The Temple of Jerusalem: Tractate Middot. Jerusalem 1991. The Jewish Quarterly Review 85, p. 453. 

 

7.                  1997. D. Urman & P. V. M. Flesher (eds.), Ancient Synagogues - Historical Analysis and Archaeological Discovery, I-II (Studia Post-Biblica, XLVII), Leiden - New York - Köln, 1995, Qadmoniot XXX/113, pp. 61.

 

8.                  1998. A Review on: T. N. D. Mettinger, No Graven Immage? Israelite Anconism in its Ancient Near Eastern Context, IEJ  48, pp. 150-153.

 

9.                  2000. Y.Hirschfeld, The Roman Baths of Hammat Gader, Jerusalem 1997. Israel Exploration Journal 50 (2000), pp. 134-39.

 

10.              2000. Jean-Luc Biscop, Deir Déhès Monastère d’ Antiochène. Étude architecturale, Institute français d’archéologie du proche-orient, Beyrouth-Damas-Amman, Beyrouth 1997 [Bibliothèque archéologique et historique cxlviii], Journal of Roman Archaeology 13 (2000), pp. 793-96.

 

11.              2002.   M. Biddle, The Tomb of Christ, Phoenix Mill 1999, Journal of Roman Archaeology 15 (2002), pp. 701-703.

 

11a      2003.   "The Tomb of Christ - a new historical and archaeological research." Book review on: Martin Biddle, The Tomb of Christ  (Sutton Publishing, Phoenix Mill 1999), xii + 172 pp., 103+2 figures. ISBN 0-7509-1926-4), Cathedra 105, pp. 181-84 (Hebrew).

 

12.       2003.   Book review on: Moshe Fisher, Mordechai Gichon, Oren Tal, ‘En Boqeq. Excavations in an Oasis on the Dead Sea, Vol. II: The Officina – an Early Roman Building on the Dead Sea Shore. Mainz 2000. Scripta Classica Israelica 23 (2003), pp. 337-38.

 

13.       2003.   Review article on: Ann Michel, Les églises d'époque byzantine et umayyade de Jordanie (provinces d'Arabie et de Palestine), Ve-VIIIe siécle. Typologie architecturale et aménagements liturgiques (avec catalogue des monuments"), Turnhout 2001, Revue des Etudes Anciennes, 105, 2003/2, pp. 674-677.

 

13a      2004.   Review article on: Ann Michel, Les églises d'époque byzantine et umayyade de Jordanie (provinces d'Arabie et de Palestine), Ve-VIIIe siécle. Typologie architecturale et aménagements liturgiques (avec catalogue des monuments"), Turnhout 2001, Cathedra 113 (2004), pp. 185-190 (Hebrew).

 

14.       2006. Review article on: L. Di Segni, Cyril of Scythopolis: Introduction, Translation and Commentary, Yad Yizak ben Zvi, Jerusalem 2005 (Hebrew), Zion 71/2 (2006), pp. 228-32 (Hebrew).

 

15.       2006. Review article on: F. Zayadine, F. Larché and J. Dentzer-Feydy, Le Qasr al-Bint de Petra. L'architecture, le décor, la chronologie et les dieux. Édition Recherche sur les Civilisations, Paris 2003. 229 pp., bibl., English summery, 54 plates of drawings, 140 photos, pb. ISBN 2-86538-287-7, Journal of Roman Archaeology 19 (2006), pp. 441-445.

 

16.       2006. Review article on: Jacqueline Dentzer-Feydy, Jean-Marie Dentzer, Pierre-Marie Blanc (eds.) Hauran II. Les installations de Si‘ 8: Du sanctuaire à l'établissement viticole. Beyrouth, Institut français d'archéologie du Proche-Orient, 2003 [Bibliothèque archéologique et historique 164]. Vol. 1. Text, 332 pp., bibl., index, 2 folded maps, and Arabic summary (ISBN 2-912738-18-0); Vol. 2. 199 Plates (2-912738-21-0), Journal of Roman Archaeology 19 (2006), pp. 660-661.

 

17.       2008. Review article on: I. Ruben (ed.), text by U. Bellwald et al. The Petra Siq. Nabataean Hydrology uncovered. National Press, Amman 2003. ISBN 9957-8555-0-6, xxii + 140pp., including 178 Figs., 28 sector maps, glossary and bibl: Water and the Petra Siq, Journal of Roman Archaeology 21 (2008), pp. 696-699.

 

 

 

G.        E-articles

1.         2004.   e-article - "Herod's Theater in Jerusalem", in: The Bible and Interpretation:             http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/Patrich-Herods_Theater.htm

 

2.         2005.   Electronic review article on: Luciana Jacobelli, Gladiators at Pompeii. The Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2003 [Italian edition, L'Érma di Bretschneider; English tr. Mary Becker], BMW Reviews, July 2005.

 

3.         2005. E-review article - BMCR 2005.10.45, on: J. Taylor, Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans.  Cambridge, MAHarvard University Press, 2002.  Pp. 224; 163 color ills., 10 halftones and 1 line ill.  ISBN 0-674-01755-2.  $22.95. Word count:  1524 words.

 

5.                  2006. E-review article (BMCR 2006.10.11) on: Catherine Saliou (ed.), Gaza dans l'Antiquité Tardive. Archéologie, rhétorique et histoire. Actes du colloque international de Poitiers (6-7 mai 2004). [CARDO/2. Etudes et Textes pour l'Identité Culturelle de l'Antiquité Tardive], Helios: Salerno 2005, xvi + 239 pp. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2006/2006-10-11.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.        Reports on the Field Work in Hadashot Archeologiyot ‑ The Periodical of the Israel Department of Antiquities (Hebrew).         

 

1.         1983  The Survey of Mar Saba Map, no. 82, pp. 52‑53.

2.         1984  Caves Survey in the Judean Desert, no. 84, pp. 40‑41.

3.         1985  Deir Mukelik ‑ Greek Inscriptions, no. 86, p. 23.

4.         1985  Horvat Beit Loya (together with Y. Tsafrir), no. 86, pp. 26‑27.

5.         1988  Caves Survey in the Judean Desert, 90, pp. 39‑43.

6.         1988  Horvat Beit Loya (together with Y. Tsafrir), no. 90, pp. 48‑50.

7.         1989  Caves Survey in the Judean Desert, no. 93, pp. 65‑67.

8.         1994  Excavations in the Judean Desert Caves, no. 100, pp. 52-54.

9.         Qumran Caves, no. 100, p. 55.

10.              1995 Caesarea 1993-94, Areas KK and CC, no.  pp. 

11.              1998 “The Caesarea Excavations Project – March 1992-June 1994, Combined Caesarea Excavations (A),” Excavations and Surveys in Israel 17 (1998), pp. 50-57 (Eng. translation of no. 10 above)

 

An English translation of all reports was also published in: Excavations and Surveys in Israel.

 

 

I. Entries in Encyclopediae or Dictionaries

 

1.         1992. Hyrcania, in: E. Stern (chief editor), The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem, pp. 447-450 (Hebrew).

 

2.         1992. Horvat Beit Loya, ibid., pp. 181-186 (Hebrew).

 

3.         1992. Mar Saba, ibid., pp. 1004-6 (Hebrew).

 

4.         1992. Judean Desert, Caves, ibid., pp. 896-8, 914-17 (Hebrew).

 

5.         1992. Monasteries, ibid., pp. 952-55 (Hebrew).

 

Items 1 - 5 were also published in translation in the English edition of the Encyclopedia.

 

6.          1997. “Architectural Decorations”, in: E. Meyers (ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Vol. 1, New York 1997, pp. 190-197.

 

7.         1997.    "Monasteries”, ibid., Vol. 4 1997, pp. 41-47.

 

8-17.   2000. The following 10 entries for  the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls (editors: L. H. Schiffman and J. C. VanderKam): Archaeology (pp. 57-63); Buqueia (pp. 103-104); Churches (pp. 129-31); Ein Fara (pp. 236-37); Ghweir, Wadi (pp. 308-309); Mazin, Khirbet (pp. 529-30); Michmash, Nahal (pp. 548-59); Mird, Khirbet (563-66); Monasteries (pp. 574-75); Wadi en-Nar (pp. 603-604).

 

18-19.  (forthcoming). in: J.J. Collins and D. Harlow (eds.), Dictionary of Early Judaism “Samaria-Sebaste”; "Entertainment Structures,"

 

J.         Other Publications

            - [Non-scientific papers, papers in newsletters, etc.].

 

1.         1980. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in: H. Rubinstein (ed.), Israel Guide, Jerusalem, pp. 104‑113 (Hebrew).

 

2.         1983. Secret Tunnels of Jews and Aramaic Inscriptions in Nahal Mikhmas Cliffs - "al Alliliat" caves, Nikrot Zurim 8, pp. 7‑17 (together with Rehav Rubin, Hebrew).

 

3.         1985. Dissidents in the Desert ‑ The Cave Encampement of Simeon son of Gioras, Eretz Magazine, Autumn 1985, pp.50‑61.

 

4.         1986. Ain Fara ‑ A Temporary Headquarters of Bar Giora, Teva Vaaretz 28, pp. 22‑24 (Hebrew).

 

5.         1986. Hyrcania‑Castellion, Moreshet Derekh 13, pp. 22‑26 (Hebrew).

 

5a.       1986. Hyrcania ‑ A Hasmonean Treasure House in the Judean Desert, Eretz Magazine, Spring 1986, pp. 46‑53.

 

6.         1986. Excavations in al‑Mazia Cave in Upper Nahal Deragot, Nikrot Zurim 13, pp. 74‑87 (Hebrew).

 

7.         1987. A Suggestion for the Reconstruction of the Temple, Moreshet Derekh 19, pp. 13‑20 (Hebrew).

 

7a.       1987. Picturing the Second Temple, Eretz Magazine II/2, pp. 67‑70 (a modified translation of Hebrew no. 7).

 

8.         1987. Christian Monasticism in the Judean Desert ‑ A. The Monastery of St. Sabas", Bamahaneh, July 15th 1987, pp. 29‑32, 37‑40 (Derekh Eretz 355). (Hebrew).

 

9.         1987. Christian Monasticism in the Judean Desert ‑ B.  The Monasteries Appended to the Great Laura, Founded by St. Sabas and His Disciples, Bamahaneh, July 22nd 1987, pp. 31‑38 (Derekh Eretz 356). (Hebrew).

 

10.       1987. Hyrcania‑Castellion,  Bamahaneh, July 29th 1987, pp. 31‑37 (Derekh Eretz 357) (republication of no. 5 above, Hebrew).

 

11.       1987. The Last Hermit ‑ Elia, the Monk from Ain Fara", Teva Vaaretz 29/7, pp. 32‑33 (Hebrew).

            

12.              1987. New Discoveries near Deir Mukelik (Theoktistus Monastery), Teva Vaaretz 30/1, pp. 35‑37 (Hebrew).

 

13.              1989. Hideouts in the Judean Wilderness, Biblical Archaeologist Review XV/5, pp. 32‑42. 

 

14.              2001. "Césarée. Une chapelle dédiée à saint Paul?", Le Monde de la Bible 136 (2001), p. 57.

 

15.              2001. "Neue Erkenntnisse bei Ausgrabungen in Cäsarea am Meer: Ein zweites Prätorium in Cäsarea; Neue frühchristliche Funde aus Cäsarea, Welt und Umwelt der Bibel 6/21 (2001), pp. 76-77.

 

16.       2003.  "Who had founded Caesarea? - The Tyche Feast of Caesarea and the Foundation Myth of Straton Tower," Ethmol XXVIII/4 no. 168, pp. 6-9.

                                     

17.       2003.  "Lagerhäuser und Silos in Cäsarea Maritima. Antike Vorratshaltung," Welt und Umwelt Bibel VIII, no. 30 (2003), pp. 66-69.

 

18.       2005.   "The Last Hermit,"in: N. Shalev-Khalifa, A Locked Garden. Visits to the Monasteries of Israel, Or Yehuda 2005, pp. 21-22 (Hebrew).

 

19.       2005. Go to the desert with Cyril, Ethmol 30/6, no. 182, 14-17 (in Hebrew).

 

20.       2009. “Le monachisme autour de la mer Morte,” L’ Archéo-théma. Revue d’archéologie et d’histoire,  2 Mai-Juin 2009, pp. 52-55.