How were women treated in Jesus' time?

Answer 1

Actually, nothing. Synagogue was separated into the sexes, and the women were hidden from the men. The reasoning was that the women were a distraction to the men who should be worshiping, not looking at the women.

In the Temple, there was a separate court for the ladies to attend and worship in.

Answer 2

In Jesus' time, almost any association with a woman outside one's immediate family would be frowned upon amongst Jews. The Babylonian Talmud tells of the Galilean rabbi scolded just for asking a woman the way to Lydda.

In first-century Jewish society, women were second-class citizens, banned from the Inner Courts of the Temple, banned from any part of the Temple during their monthly periods, and, at any time, divorceable by their husbands without any right of redress, merely by the writing of a notice to this effect.

Paul's epistles show the difficulty he had with the Greeks who, from their pagan origins, had greater respect for women and treated them with a great deal of equality. Paul in his epistles reflected contemporary Jewish attitudes towards women.

Answer 3

At the time of Jesus , the ladies had hardly any voice what so ever, just like the time of ladies in the Middle East today. It was mainly house work and the children.

Answer 4

Mostly, Jewish woman were considered as slaves that obeyed there husbands and were not allowed to see any other men then their husbands