Look closely at two gospel stories that feature Jesus" encounters with women. What do these stories tell you about Jesus? How do they speak to your faith journey?.
The gospel stories of Mary Magdalene and the Woman Accused of Adultery are important stories that tell us something about Jesus and his behaviours and attitudes. Having some understandings about the position of women in Jesus" time and their lack of power and importance within that society renders His treatment of women all the more remarkable and commendable. As William H. Stinson says " if we are aware of the status of women at the time of Christ, we can see how revolutionary was His way of relating to them." Jesus" inclusion of women is a very positive aspect of the stories of His life for me because of my own belief that the position of women today and throughout history should be valued and recognised.
The gospel story of the Woman Accused of Adultery, John 8:2-11, is a story that provides a moral lesson applicable to a wide variety of circumstances and people. The overarching message is that we should all be cautious about judging others. Before we do so we need to consider our own behaviours and not be too ready to condemn others for theirs. The fact that the story uses a woman to convey its message is relevant as it can be seen that Jesus" dealings with women make it clear that he treated them as equals with men. This gospel story goes against the "normal" balance of power in these historical times. .
The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught committing adultery, and they made her stand before them all. JOHN 8:3.
In this situation there are some of the most powerful members of this ancient civilisation condemning one of the least powerful members, a woman. Jesus was renowned for calling the Pharisees hypocrites because of their tendency to insist on the letter of the law rather than on the spirit of the law.
When Jesus choose the twelve apostles he did not choose any women. ... In a passage Paul refers to two women: Priscilla and Aquila as his fellow workers in Christ Jesus. ... All are one in Christ Jesus." ... Jesus also showed support for women through these following passages. ... Even back then, we see evidence of Jesus treating women equally as men. ...
Coming to Ezra, the people of Israel confessed that they had taken foreign and unholy women as wives. After making this transgression known they promised to lay their women aside and return to the Lord (Ezra 10:3). ... It is with this stance- where confession and repentance are naturally connected- that Jesus operates. ... In this story Jesus paints a picture of two sons, one who is rebellious and one who is legalistic. ... Furthermore, Jesus makes it clear that this experience is not meant for the disciples alone. ...
Jesus was son of God, who came to earth to help the sinner not for the people who already know about Jesus, also Isaiah the prophet told us Messiah will come, who will prepare our way. (Mark 1:2) Jesus baptized by John the Baptist, and he started his job by hearing the people who suffering by physical illness (sinner) and to preach and taught to his disciples. ... Jesus was amazing miracles to hearing the sinner also he told us, I'm the lord even the Sabbath. (Mark 2:28) as a God, for the people who believed only old testament it was hard to believed this, because of this the people had ...
I am troubled because I cannot dismiss Paul's words as uninspired, for I call myself a follower of Jesus and honor Paul as one of Jesus' apostles. ... In some cases, this cultural critique can almost water down the more essential truths of scripture such as the divinity of Jesus or the belief that Jesus rose from the dead: the argument goes that the culture of the time disposed his followers to put him up on a pedestal and deify Christ beyond what Christ himself desired "yet a careful study of Jesus' own words shows his claims for direct inspiration, kingship over the Je...
Women in biblical times usually had little education and rabbis warned against teaching the law to women. ... But Jesus' attitude and practice was in direct contradiction to that of his contemporaries. ... Jesus had women disciples who accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem and helped finance his ministry (Mark 15:40-41 and Luke 8:1-3). Jesus taught Mary and defended her choice to learn (Luke 10:38-42). ... After his resurrection Jesus appeared first to women and gave them the task of telling the good news to the disciples (Matthew 28:7). ...
The theatrical presentation Jesus of Montreal was a production based on several different actors and actresses. ... This production is generalized, because two women who are dressed in suggestive uniforms play as Roman Men. ... The concept of this play was high concept, but not realistic for women to act in plays. ... This play was about how Jesus Christ was crucified and eventually resurrected from the dead. ... The women even played men soldiers. ...
It is this self-proclamation of power and authority that threatens and challenges both the established social and political orders, as well as the men and women of Jerusalem. ... When all the Pharisees are gathered together in the presence of Jesus, Jesus tells the crowd of the hypocrisies of both the Pharisees themselves and the scribes. ... Before Jesus, it was the scribes and Pharisees who told people how to reach the kingdom of heaven and become a disciple of Jesus. ... In Jesus' opinion, violence and hatred are not the answer. ... Most often, Jesus is seen as a savior and a leade...
Referring this story of Jesus with The Matrix it will also provide adequate meaning into which these two stories relate. The reason for this is because the storyline of the Matrix is very close to the story of Jesus the Messiah. ... In the case of Jesus, the 12 disciples gave up their lives for Jesus as they had so much hope in him that they would do anything for him. ... Jesus, on the other hand, also saved lives of women; he restored a girl to life and healed a woman (Mk 5:21-43, Mt 9:18-26, Lk 8:40-56). ... Jesus is put to death by the ones who followed him and was betrayed by one of his o...
A Persecuted Name: Faulkner's Jesus and Jesus of Nazareth When thinking about history, most people can conjure up some knowledge about the history of Black Americans and Jesus of Nazareth. ... Thinking about Jesus also invokes ideas and feelings about Jesus" persecution and struggles as well. ... Jesus of Nazareth signifies the same thing in the metaphor as the black Jesus in the story; the grapes represent both Jesus". Keeping in mind that technology is needed for a thriving modern society, blacks were needed to smoothly run a household as well as carry out the grunt work that th...
