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Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue /

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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Main Author: Brooten, Bernadette J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Atlanta : Scholars Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women in Judaism
Synagogues > Organization and administration
Jews
Juifs > Histoire > 70-638.
Juifs > Histoire > 168 av. J.-C.-135.
Synagogues > Organisation et administration > Histoire.
Femmes dans le judaïsme > Histoire.
Jews > History > 70-638.
Jews > History > 168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Synagogues > Organization and administration > History.
Women in Judaism > History.
Livres numeriques.
History
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Electronic books.
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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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