Women in the Early Christian Church
Starting on Monday, we will begin taking a look at the women in the New Testament. There were many women who played very important parts not only in Jesus’ ministry, but also in the days of the early church following His death and resurrection.
We learn in the Bible about specific women and their deeds. We also learn about some of the prevailing views of women in general and what their place should be. At times, there seems to be contradiction in the things taught about women and the stories shared of the historical women and their deeds.
I want us to take an indepth look together at the stories and teachings in the Bible and the interpretations by Biblical scholars. There have been many theories put forth over the last 2000 years. We will also look at both the words and actions of Jesus concerning women, and how they were rather radical for His time on earth.
I am asking you to do a little homework before Monday and read back over the passages in the New Testament concerning women. You are already very familiar with Mary the mother of Jesus, and Mary and Martha. But there are many others you may not remember, such as Tabitha and Priscilla. Finally, there is the female imagery used throughout the book of Revelations.
Please share your own thoughts and comments as we go through this topic. If you have any questions you would like to look into further, feel free to let me know either by leaving a comment or using the contact link in the “About” section. I will do my best to answer them if I can or direct you to a resource. I may post some of these questions and answers from time to time, so be sure to let me know if you prefer your question to be answered privately.
I’m excited about taking this in-depth look at the Biblical teachings on women. I hope you’ll join me each day. The whole purpose of me starting this site was to help you and me discover what it means to be a Christian woman. I hope to learn from your experiences and studies as much as my own.
I have written before on women from the Old Testament. If you missed them, you may be interested in also taking a look at Shiphrah and Puah: Hebrew Midwives, Blessed Liars and What is a Jezebel?
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February 7th, 2008 at 4:55 am
The series sounds good. I will participate as much as possible.I want to read your old testament series too specially about Jezebel.
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