Comparative Religion

The image of women in the Gospel of Luke

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The image of women in the Gospel of Luke

Abstract

Many studies have been carried out show the image given to women in the traditional context. These studies show that a woman was inferior to the man who made her perform inferior tasks such as cooking and giving birth. Studies have also been carried out to show the image of women in the New Testament. Luke is one of the gospels that show the clear intention of Jesus mission on women than any other gospel. This research seeks to discuss some of the images that Luke gives to women in the society. The first part of the paper gives a brief introduction to the topic and defines some of the terms the reader will often encounter. The second part analyzes some of the images given to women in the Gospel of Luke. Finally, the third part compares the nature of women in the Gospel of Luke and their nature in the Old Testament. Data for this paper was collected from peer-reviewed journal articles and the Gospel of Luke.

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Abstract 1

Introduction 2

Definition of terms 3

The image of women in the Gospel of St. Luke 3

Introduction 3

Women as the chosen ones 4

Women as witnesses of the ministry of Jesus 4

Women as examples of faith 5

Women as good examples in Jesus teachings 6

Women as part of the mission of Jesus 7

A comparison of the image of women in ST.LUKE and in the Old Testament 8

Conclusion 9

References 10

Introduction

The image of women in the society has been changing from the ancient times to the present (Cardozo, 2013). In the traditional context, women were considered inferior to men since the man was referred to as the head of the family. As a result, the woman was seen as a wife and a mother and nothing more in the traditional context (Cardozo, 2013). However, civilization and modernization changed the image of a woman from a wife and a mother to a career person. Today, we see women share...