{"id":70365,"date":"2019-09-22T05:27:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T09:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=70365"},"modified":"2019-09-21T14:40:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T18:40:48","slug":"jesus-female-disciples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/09\/jesus-female-disciples.html","title":{"rendered":"Jesus&#8217; Female Disciples"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>I continue to find the things that I read and watch while working on my book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2018\/10\/what-jesus-learned-from-women-a-new-book-project.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><i>What Jesus Learned From Women<\/i><\/a> fascinating, and the new things that jump out at me as I ask neglected questions truly remarkable. I\u2019ll be sharing more about some of those things in blog posts in the not too distant future. But until I find the time to get to that, here\u2019s a round-up of some things that I\u2019ve found useful and interesting which I think you\u2019ll enjoy and benefit from.<\/p>\n<p>Let me start with the incredible documentary that Helen Bond and Joan Taylor made a couple of years ago, \u201cJesus\u2019 Female Disciples\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Secret History 2018 Jesus Female Disciples\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=x6hye3x&amp;\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>They also gave and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murdoch.edu.au\/events\/series\/jesus-female-disciples-lecture-series#events-series-content\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">continue to give<\/a> lectures on the topic:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Soul Glorifies the Lord: Jesus' female disciples - Helen Bond and Joan Taylor (2018)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-EhIHz3CDc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Taylor\u2019s work is also a focus in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-09-10\/the-story-of-jesus-isnt-just-about-men\/11481632\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this article about how the story of Jesus isn\u2019t just about men<\/a>. And do give a listen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/01\/religionprof-podcast-with-helen-bond.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">podcast episode I recorded with Helen Bond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nakedpastor.com\/were-there-women-disciples\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This cartoon by David Hayward<\/a> is of obvious relevance:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68841\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/719\/2019\/08\/Women-Disciples.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p>Here are some more links related to women in the New Testament:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"08H8ymohga\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2019\/08\/06\/lucy-peppiatts-rediscovering-scriptures-vision-for-women\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Lucy Peppiatt\u2019s Rediscovering Scripture\u2019s Vision for Women<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cLucy Peppiatt\u2019s &lt;i&gt;Rediscovering Scripture\u2019s Vision for Women&lt;\/i&gt;\u201d \u2014 Jesus Creed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2019\/08\/06\/lucy-peppiatts-rediscovering-scriptures-vision-for-women\/embed\/#?secret=EHVwm3PDVP#?secret=08H8ymohga\" data-secret=\"08H8ymohga\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2019\/08\/13\/lucy-peppiatts-rediscovery\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vmB0Gbklny\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2019\/08\/27\/three-news-books-about-women-and-the-church\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Three New Books about Women and the Church<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThree New Books about Women and the Church\u201d \u2014 Jesus Creed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2019\/08\/27\/three-news-books-about-women-and-the-church\/embed\/#?secret=tjO1DE529d#?secret=vmB0Gbklny\" data-secret=\"vmB0Gbklny\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"icJFeUQtbp\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/craigkeener.com\/women-in-ministry\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Women in Ministry<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWomen in Ministry\u201d \u2014 Bible Backgrounds\" src=\"https:\/\/craigkeener.com\/women-in-ministry\/embed\/#?secret=xwQZrmwWJr#?secret=icJFeUQtbp\" data-secret=\"icJFeUQtbp\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0OSjg9BLaP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/earlychristiantexts.com\/protevangelium-of-james-new-old-views-of-mary\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Protevangelium of James: New\/Old Views of Mary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cProtevangelium of James: New\/Old Views of Mary\u201d \u2014 Early Christian Texts\" src=\"https:\/\/earlychristiantexts.com\/protevangelium-of-james-new-old-views-of-mary\/embed\/#?secret=vGCvSBHL84#?secret=0OSjg9BLaP\" data-secret=\"0OSjg9BLaP\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kYv90XYeUR\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/feminismandreligion.com\/2019\/08\/21\/mary-of-magdala-and-intersectionality-by-gina-messina\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mary of Magdala and Intersectionality by Gina\u00a0Messina<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cMary of Magdala and Intersectionality by Gina\u00a0Messina\u201d \u2014 \" src=\"https:\/\/feminismandreligion.com\/2019\/08\/21\/mary-of-magdala-and-intersectionality-by-gina-messina\/embed\/#?secret=SanhoQfawg#?secret=kYv90XYeUR\" data-secret=\"kYv90XYeUR\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pursuit.unimelb.edu.au\/articles\/uncovering-the-invisible-women-of-history\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Uncovering the Invisible Women of History<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/book-review-consider-the-women-a-provocative-guide-to-three-matriarchs-of-the-bible\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Review of a book about three biblical matriarchs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Relevant to how one goes about research, which I share to see what others think of it, because some of the advice in it would have resulted in me\u00a0<em>not\u00a0<\/em>pursuing some really interesting possibilities:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/academic.logos.com\/on-research-method\/<\/p>\n<p>Relevant to the broader topic of faith healing and demon possession that is connected with some of the women mentioned in Luke:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/daily\/2019\/07\/24\/a-compelling-power-when-mesmerism-came-to-america\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientjewreview.com\/articles\/2019\/7\/30\/performing-exercises-performing-exorcisms\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sara Ronis shared a classroom activity related to exorcism<\/a>.\u00a0See also <a href=\"http:\/\/bibleodyssey.org\/passages\/related-articles\/exorcism-in-the-gospels\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Graham Twelftree\u2019s contribution to Bible Odyssey on exorcism in the Gospels<\/a>. Also of related interest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sojo.net\/articles\/why-i-took-my-church-mosque\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The implications of Jesus\u2019 encounter with the Samaritan woman for churches today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usreligion.blogspot.com\/2019\/08\/gender-sexuality-at-global-history-and.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Report from a conference on gender and sexuality in Catholicism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonwealmagazine.org\/divorce-annulment-communion\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cDivorce, Annulment, and Communion\u201d in\u00a0<em>Commonweal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2019-09-women-status-superiority-mid-republican-rome.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Women and competition for status in ancient Rome<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related to all of this at a stretch, or more directly if you think that Mary Magdalene was the author of the Fourth Gospel or Priscilla wrote Hebrews:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/relcfp.tumblr.com\/post\/187444542506\/women-who-wrote-as-men-acrel<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I continue to find the things that I read and watch while working on my book What Jesus Learned From Women fascinating, and the new things that jump out at me as I ask neglected questions truly remarkable. 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