I have found images from the Dura Europos Synagouge which is said to be the one of the oldest synagouges in the world dating back to 244 ce. Because of the wall paintings the synagouge was mistaken for a greek temple. The images are drawn from the Hebrew Bible and include narrative scenes and single figure portraits. They include the Sacrifice of Isaac and other Genesis stories, Moses receiving the Tablets of the Law, Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt, the visions of Ezekiel, and many others. Several different artists seem to have worked on them. The discovery of the synagogue helps to dispel narrow interpretations of Judaism's historical prohibition of visual images.
Finding these images have made me more interested in the stories from the Bible and how they have been interpreted.
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