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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Author / Contributor: Brooten, Bernadette J. (Author)
Imprint: Atlanta : Scholars Press, 2020.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
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Series:Brown Judaic studies ; no. 36.

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