From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design - Wilkinson John
From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design - Wilkinson John The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly…
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From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design - Wilkinson John
The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory.
Scripture described both the Jewish Tabernacle and Temple with a wealth of numbers. This combination was in fact expressed in numbers, for, as Plato said, they linked heaven and earth. Proportions based on these numbers were used to design synagogues.Only a few Jewish documents survive, but they reveal a symbolism, which Christians sometimes repeat.
The synagogue sanctuary was designed to contain the 'Holy Ark', and the mosaic floors reveal the point 'Before the Ark' for the prayers and readings. These places faced each other, with the idea that God was facing his people. The synagogue was seen as facing heaven and in church buildings