Women leaders in the ancient synagogue : inscriptional evidence and background issues

Women leaders in the ancient synagogue inscriptional evidence and background issues

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
Other Authors: Brooten, Bernadette J., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Providence, RI] : Brown Judaic Studies 2014
Atlanta : 2020.
Series:Brown Judaic studies ; 36.
Subjects:
Women in Judaism > History.
Synagogues > Organization and administration > History.
Jews > History > 168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Jews > History > 70-638.
Judaism
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423991706719
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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