Want to go deeper?

The following are recommended to help you look deeper into the history and archaeology of Dura-Europus.

Recommended for purchase:

Lucinda Dirven. The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos: A Study of Religious Interaction in Roman Syria (1999)

Joseph Gutmann, ed. The Dura-Europos Synagogue: A Re-Evaluation (1992)

John McRay and Alfred Hoerth. Bible Archaeology: An Exploration of the History and Culture of Early Civilizations (2005)

John McRay. Archaeology and the New Testament (1991)

Online resources:

Simon James. "Dura-Europos, Pompeii of the Syrian Desert"

"Dura-Europos" (Wikipedia)

Synagogue Frecoes (Yale Divinity School Image Database)