Keywords
Jesus Christ, women in the New Testament, Christ's ministry, women
Abstract
In this paper, Christ’s ministry is characterized by his relationship with the females found in the four gospels. The drastic differences between the ways Jesus and society treated women are emphasized. The culture into which Christ was born had degraded women for generations. Under Christ’s leadership first-century priesthood brethren were shown how to treat women. However, after Christ’s ascension Hellenistic philosophy pervaded the Christian Church’s thinking and accelerated an apostate perception of women. This study explores Jesus’s actions and teachings which restored women’s true identity. In short, this paper focuses on the reverence, respect, and loving kindnesses that Christ showed women. By studying Jesus’s example we are taught that women are an integral part of divine creation having individual worth.
Recommended Citation
Woodger, Mary Jane
(2016)
"Jesus Christ’s Interactions with the Women of the New Testament,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 18, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol18/iss1/7
