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F1In a cave near the Dead Sea, archaeologists discovered a parchment letter attributed to Bar Kokhba, the commander of the Second Jewish Revolt against the Romans (135 CE). Alongside were archaeological artifacts which included a leather sandal and remnants of fabric.
F2The Talmud - the collection of Jewish law and tradition compiled both in Palestine 400 CE and the larger and the most important in Babylonia 500 CE.
F3At Dura-Europos, now the village of Salhiyeh located along the banks of the Euphrates in southeastern Syria near the Iraqi border, archaeologists discovered several former houses, thought to date from 232-3 CE, one which had been made into the shrine of the god Mithras, another converted into a synagogue, with splendid paintings on the wall, and yet another converted into a Christian meeting place, with a baptistery, also with paintings on the wall depicting scenes from both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Gospels.
F4The cloak serves as both a symbol of dignity and position; but in some instances it serves as a disguise - the garment hides man's true nature, whereas a tunic reveals the true nature. In magic it is invisibility; artisans often depicted the Devil as hiding under a black cloak.
F5In the Western church, the tradition gradually grew of using different colors for priest's robes at each season of its ecclesiastical year purple during Advent and Lent; white was worn for the major festivals, Easter, Christmas, Ascension and some saint days; red robes marked martyr's days, saint's day, and Whitsunday (Pentecost); green robes sometimes were worn throughout the ecclesiastical year; and sackcloth was worn during the holy week before Easter.
F6Interestingly, while artisans depicted most biblical figures dressed in a variety of costumes, there are others that are shown naked, i.e., the various illustrated scenes of Jonah depicts him as a naked figure clothed with a cloak on his shoulder.
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