Starter quiz
- 'Almah' is a Hebrew word meaning 'young woman' or '______', depending on translations.
- 'virgin' ✓
- Matthew links his story of the birth of __________ to the prophecy of Isaiah about the birth of the Messiah.
- Jesus ✓
- Mary
- Gabriel
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- Mary agreed to bear a child whilst still a ______.
- 'virgin' ✓
- The ______ is a set of Christian prayer beads.
- 'Rosary' ✓
- Sacred __________, which can help Christians to connect more deeply with their religion when they pray, are called icons.
- paintings ✓
- beads
- clothes
- books
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- The idea that women should be equal to men is central to ...
- feminism. ✓
- the patriarchy.
- womanism.
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Exit quiz
- The early Christian leaders responsible for spreading the message of Jesus are known as the ______.
- 'apostles' ✓
- The biblical event where the Holy Spirit came to Jesus' followers, marking the Church's birth, is called the ______.
- 'Pentecost' ✓
- Before his conversion, Paul __________ Jesus' followers.
- persecuted ✓
- praised
- supported
- argued with
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- Paul had a conversion experience on the road to ______.
- 'Damascus' ✓
- In his letter to the Romans, Paul greets Andronicus and ______.
- 'Junia' ✓
- Which of these statements about Paul's letters is accurate?
- they are consistent in saying women should not be leaders in the Church
- they are consistent in saying women could be leaders in the Church
- they are inconsistent regarding women's positions as leaders in the Church ✓
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Key learning points
- Women have a significant importance in the New Testament writings.
- Women were present at both the Resurrection and at Pentecost.
- Paul's letters are used to support a variety of views around women's leadership in the Church today.
- Junia was a female leader that Paul wrote to, but her name was changed to a male one in later translations of the Bible.
Common misconception
That Paul's letters always oppose the leadership of women in Christianity.
Some letters can suggest this, but others commend women in various leadership positions in the Church.
Keywords
Apostles - early Christian leaders responsible for spreading the message of Jesus
The early church - the Christian community in the first few centuries after the life of Jesus Christ
Junia - a woman mentioned by Paul as ‘well known among the apostles’, depending on the translation
Paul - an apostle who spread Christianity and authored many of the New Testament letters
Pentecost - the event when the Holy Spirit came to Jesus' followers, marking the Church's birth
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