Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue : inscriptional evidence and background issues /

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This book argues that women served as leaders in a number of synagogues during the Roman and Byzantine periods. The evidence for this consists of nineteen Greek and Latin inscriptions in which women bear the titles "head of the synagogue," "leader," "elder," "mothe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brooten, Bernadette J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: Atlanta : Scholars Press, 2020.
Series:Brown Judaic studies ; no. 36.
Subjects:
168 B.C.-638 A.D.
Women in Judaism > History.
Synagogues > Organization and administration > History.
Jews > History > 168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Jews > History > 70-638.
Femmes dans le judaïsme > Histoire.
Synagogues > Organisation et administration > Histoire.
Juifs > Histoire > 168 av. J.-C.-135.
Juifs > Histoire > 70-638.
Judaism.
Jews
Synagogues > Organization and administration
Women in Judaism
Judaism
e-books.
History
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part One: The Inscriptional Evidence
  • Part Two: Background Questions.
  • Women as Heads of Synagogues
  • Woman as Leader
  • Women as Elders
  • Women as Mothers of the Synagogue
  • Women as Priests
  • Did the Ancient Synagogue Have a Women's Gallery or Separate Women's Section?
  • Further Background Issues Relating to Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue.

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