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      • Luke makes it clear that this larger group of disciples included many women. Luke notes that many of the women who traveled with Jesus had been healed by him—whether physically or spiritually—and that his ministry was supported financially by his female followers. This is significant. Luke often focuses our eyes on the poor and marginalized.
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  2. Women were the first to find Jesus’ tomb empty (24:1-3). Angels told the women that Jesus had risen (verses 4-8). Women were the first to tell the other disciples (verses 9-11). Although first-century culture usually minimized the importance of women, Luke portrayed women as good examples in the early church. Author: Michael Morrison

  3. Aug 6, 2015 · Throughout his narrative, the theme of reversal is seen with the positive attention given to women and the inclusion of the Samaritans and Gentiles. [3] Luke’s portrayal of Mary, Jesus’ mother, is emblematic of how God reverses the misfortunes of the human condition.

  4. Luke 8:43-48. King James Version. 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. 45 And Jesus said, Who touched me?

  5. Jun 22, 2004 · Luke’s account of these women who followed Jesus and supported the Galilean campaign is a tribute to them and to their ministry. It commends the women for their faithfulness and commitment to the Lord and it values their ministry as a partnership in the proclamation of the gospel.

  6. May 25, 2022 · Did Jesus have female disciples? Yes, he absolutely did. The women Luke mentions in Luke 8:13 are among “those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word” (Luke 1:2). And 2,000 years later, wherever the Gospels are read all over the world, their stories are told.

  7. Luke 23:29. (μακάριαι, etc.: blessed the women that have no children, barren, or unmarried: nobody to care for but themselves. The reflection implies keen sympathy with human feeling.

  8. Jan 10, 2019 · The Gospel of Luke shows us women from a wide range of social standings, and often portrays their interactions with Jesus in parallel with similar interactions he had with men. Jesus frequently disregarded cultural norms to help the marginalized.

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