Christian Women In Jesus Research Paper

Faith from the heart seems to be lost when a form of idolatry is created to be a God. It is a misconception to worship another god that actually has no connection of miracles or righteousness to a person. As a child, I was a Catholic who believed Virgin Mary was another God, but that changed when I was exposed to evidence which led me to be closer to only God as a Christian.

Women have played an important role throughout the Bible even if they were not as respected as the men were back then. I completely understand that some may want to change or interpret the Bible in their own way, however, I have to agree with the Matthew version of the Syrophoenician Woman that Kwok Pui-lan speaks about. Although women would love to think that their gender was worshiped during the time of Jesus, this simply is not the case according to the history books. I do not approve of pushing women out of society or discriminating people by their gender or race, but it did happen. In fact, it still happens today.

Women played a diverse role during early Christianity. At some points during history they were celebrated for assisting in the spread of the religion and at other times they were silenced by society and their male counterparts. Disciples of both sexes traveled with Jesus to Galilee but it was the women followers that provided financial assistance along the way. Although many of his female followers left their homes and chores behind this was a right that Jesus felt women should have. In the book of Luke Jesus says of Mary sister of Martha, “Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her” (New International Version, Luke 10:42). Clearly Jesus felt that what women contributed to the spread of the Gospel was significant enough to

Butler delves into the complexity, intricacy, and lengthy explanation of the Black church’s social construct within the black Pentecostal religion that established both an order and a tone for its female congregants. The Butler review chronicled one sect of the black church giving its attention to the upward mobility of leadership for the women of color within the Church of God in Christ (COGIC). Albeit, the black religious institution is a broad and differentiated one, its tenets are fluid in details and calls for this examination, which looks at the outcomes of the reformations that were made through this movement that burgeoned in early 1896, where

In order to discuss what we can learn from Luke about Jesus’ attitudes to women we must first understand a little about Luke himself. According to Charpentier E (1981:81) Luke had been seen as the, ‘beloved physician’, which is also cited in Hayes, M A. and Gearon L (1998:145) whom further state that Luke travelled with Paul from Troas to Philippi in Greece, Paul, (Col 4:14) expressly calls him, ‘the beloved physician’. He was in fact Paul’s medical adviser. Luke’s acts were written in c AD 80.

"Suddenly Jesus met them and said, `Greetings!' And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him." (Matthew 28:9)# Near the end of each of the four Christian gospels, it is women who first discovered that the body of Jesus was missing and who were the first to report seeing him after his death. Certainly then, this is a major indication of the high involvement of women in early Christianity. With such high status undoubtedly must have come power, influence, and important positions in the early Church. But by approximately 750 C.E women had lost these major roles in the Church, and the power and influence they once had. This essay will examine the decline of women's roles

| Through ethical conduct, Jesus was able to use Women to justify Gods actions and show us how to share Gods never failing love.

Greek women were slightly higher than women in other ancient pagan societies. It was true that were almost at the same level with the slave and were under the authority and control of their husbands, both by custom and by law. Increasing the city-state was an important factor affecting the status of women in Greece. From the city-state was supreme, all individual wishes were subordinate to it. Freedom was not automatic, but had to be understood, mass education was rudimentary and even in the first century were women, rich enough to own slaves who could not read or write. Greece suffered the sexes be at different levels of culture ".

Young women Christian association is an interest group that is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. It was first established as Ladies Christian Association in 1858. YWCA is the Nation’s oldest and biggest multicultural organization. To this day, over two million people participate in YWCA programs.

In the 1899 novella, The Awakening, Kate Chopin illustrates the oppression imposed on women in the Victorian Era (1837-1901). The protagonist in the novella, Edna Pontellier, reflects the progressive women of the late 1800’s who began to interrogate their traditional roles in society. In contrast to customary women, such as Adele Ratignolle who is the embodiment of the ideal mother and wife in The Awakening, Edna acknowledges her sexuality and individual identity. However, Edna realizes that her position as a woman prevents her from advancing into complete independence from her husband, which results in her fate of suicide (Chopin, 652). Edna could only escape her oppression by swimming out “where no woman had swum before” (Chopin, 583).

In Luke 8, he began mentioning that the twelve disciples were with Jesus traveling between cities, “as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities…” (Lk 8:02). This is yet again another example where a group of women is not only mentioned, but specified in such a way that deems them equal to their counter-parts. In Luke 10:38, Jesus told Martha, a woman upon visiting, that she should be listening to him instead of being distracted with her work. He also taught Mary several things, whom was the sister of Martha. During that time period women were not allowed to be educated and were confined in their homes. Luke portrays Jesus as a man who valued women and their faith to him. In a century where women were minimized, Luke didn’t fail to mention the women followers and what Jesus told them. ““Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and children. For the days are surely coming when they will say, “Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed”” (Lk 23:28-30). Here Jesus understands the importance of bearing children and how in doing so women play a significant role in the ministry of Jesus. He warns the daughters of a day and age when failure to do these things will be praised by

As I thought about all the topics we have read and studied in this class there was one topic that I really did enjoy and changed the way I thought about the topic and gave me a whole new perspective on how I look at religion now. I chose the topic of feminism and Christianity and how the authority of the women gender role in religion has been a struggle for many years. I think Lynn Japinga did a very good job in writing about this topic in her book, “Feminism and Christianity: An Essential Guide”. Japinga includes in her book the use of the male dominated language in the Bible, the blame for the original sin, and the lack of women gender clerical role authority within the religion world.

Feminist theory and Christian worldview can be integrated but to what extent? Too much emphasis on the abstract, detached mind leads us astray. To be fully human does not require sex or gender but it does require God’s image. That, it seems, does not disappear with gender or sex, for both God and the angels are personal yet without sex or gender. As such, the thin essential properties of humanity, being rooted in God’s creative work, remain forever whereas the human cultural creations of gender and sex do not. In the beginning we are sexed and gendered (Genesis). In the end, we are neither (Galatians), hence the solution to the apparent contradiction of the Christian scriptures on gender.

The Bible is controversial on the matter of gender equality. There are numerous contradictions about the status of women in Christian society. Historically, the most prominent interpretation has been rather negative toward women. The Christian Church, with principally male authority, emphasizes the idea that women are inferior to man. They focus on Eve’s sin leading to a punishment that “her husband will have authority over her.” (Drury, 34)

The ministry of Jesus began when Jesus was 30 years old, after his baptism in the river Jordan. Within three and a half years of his ministry Jesus did more miracles than any man in the world could have accomplished. He preached about the ways of changing lives and often gave parables to educate people. Even though he was rejected Jesus continued to spread the gospel in different cities around Israel, including Capernaum and Bethsaida.