Non-rabbinic Jews in Late Antique Galilee from an Archaeological Perspective

Since 2011, excavations conducted by Jodi Magness at Huqoq in Lower Eastern Galilee have been bringing to light a monumental, late fourth century CE synagogue paved with mosaics depicting an array of biblical and non-biblical scenes. This presentation considers aspects of the mosaics that appear to be inconsistent with rabbinic views and point to diversity among Galilean Jews in the late antique period.