Origin of the Synagogue

[Alex Suarez]

I was under the impression that mostly modern scholars attributed the origin of the synagogue to a late period . . . but I was reading Campegius Vitringa and he places its origin after the Babylonian captivity. Thoughts?

 

[NaphtaliPress]

Recently discussed somewhat here: http://www.puritanboard.com/showthread.php/89601-Where-is-Synagogue-Worship-Regulated