Rufina of Smyrna
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Rufina of Smyrna (3rd-century) was a wealthy Jewish woman who lived in Smyrna.[1][2]
A Smyrniot Greek inscription described her:
- "The Jewess Rufina, ruler of the synagogue, built this tomb for her freedmen and her slaves. None other has the right to bury a body here. If, however, any one shall have the hardihood to do so, he must pay 1,500 denarii into the holy treasury and 1,000 denarii to the Jewish people. A copy of this inscription has been deposited in the archives."
The inscription is important for the knowledge of the Jewish culture of the period.[3] She was one of the only examples in which the office of ruler of the synagogue was held by a woman.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rufina and Her Sisters". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "FURTHER BACKGROUND ISSUES RELATING TO WOMEN LEADERS IN THE ANCIENT SYNAGOGUE", Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue, Brown Judaic Studies, pp. 139–148, 2020-04-15, retrieved 2024-01-16
- ^ Kraemer, Ross S. (January 1989). "On the Meaning of the Term "Jew" in Greco-Roman Inscriptions". Harvard Theological Review. 82 (1): 35–53. doi:10.1017/s0017816000016011. ISSN 0017-8160.
- ^ Baker, Cynthia M. (2020-03-27). "How Do JewsMatter? Exploring Late‐Ancient Mediterranean Jews and Jewishness Through Material Culture". A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism: 127–144. doi:10.1002/9781119113843.ch8.
- ^ "SYNAGOGUE AND COMMUNITY IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN DIASPORA", Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman Cities, Routledge, pp. 34–50, 2003-05-19, retrieved 2024-01-16
- ^ RAJAK, TESSA (2001-01-01), "ARCHISYNAGOGOI: OFFICE, TITLE AND SOCIAL STATUS IN THE GRECO-JEWISH SYNAGOGUE", The Jewish Dialogue with Greece and Rome, BRILL, pp. 393–429, ISBN 978-90-474-0019-6, retrieved 2024-01-16