This series of Bible studies seeks to retell the stories of women who were divinely called and empowered to do great things. Many of them rose to the occasion, and a few very famously did not. Often, the tragedies and triumphs in their lives are missed, and their stories are told from perspectives other than with the honor and dignity they deserve.
Women Disciples: Conclusion to the Series
The Twelve Elements in Jesusโs Call to Discipleship The Greek verb ฮถฮทฯฮญฯ | zฤteล held a centuries-old spiritual significance sourced in the Hebrew scriptures and was well-known to Jewish students of sacred writings. It means to seek God, in the hope that God may be found. Within a hundred years before Jesusโs ministry, it came … Continue reading Women Disciples: Conclusion to the Series
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Women Disciples: Jesus’s Call to Mary of Magdala
Though Mary of Magdala is a well-known figure in the gospels, she is not introduced by name until Jesusโs crucifixion in Johnโs Gospel (John 19:25). John doesnโt explain who she is, or what her relationship is to Jesus or his family, but there she is, with John and Mary, Jesusโs mother. That alone says how … Continue reading Women Disciples: Jesus’s Call to Mary of Magdala
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Women Disciples: Jesus’s Call to the Samaritan Woman
Matthew is the teaching Gospel, giving instruction on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Markโs Gospel shows the whole arc of Jesusโs impact on those disciples. Luke gives many snapshots of the Jesus and the disciplesโ ministry. John focuses in on individual stories, giving a whole chapter, for instance this story, the … Continue reading Women Disciples: Jesus’s Call to the Samaritan Woman
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Women Disciples: Twelve Elements in Jesus’s Call to Discipleship
The Acts of the Apostles, which was Lukeโs continuing story after his Gospel, records several notable stories of women prophets,[1] a woman teaching,[2] a woman as a wealthy benefactor and host of a church,[3] and a woman named as a disciple.[4] The book of Acts records Peter turning to Joelโs prophecy[5] to explain why all … Continue reading Women Disciples: Twelve Elements in Jesus’s Call to Discipleship
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Women Disciples: Architecture of the Research
Did Jesus call women into discipleship in the same way Jesus called men? Or did women simply start following Jesus of their own accord, with no formal call? Can we say, for instance, that Mary of Bethany was actually a disciple, or was she simply acting like a disciple when she sat at Jesusโs feet?In … Continue reading Women Disciples: Architecture of the Research
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Women Disciples, Introduction to the Series
I have been sitting on this for a while, thinking about it for a long time. The debate continues as to whether Scripture endorses, or at least permits, or rather forbids women from certain roles within the Body of Christ. May women be deacons? May women be elders? May women be pastors? May women be … Continue reading Women Disciples, Introduction to the Series
