The next event is on Wednesday 26 April 2023 between 4 pm and 6 pm at St Francis College in Milton (with a Zoom option) and the topic will be “Jesus of Nazareth”. The Church only exists because of their faithful witness and testimony.Įditor’s note: The Anglican Schools Commission is hosting a series of twilight “Supper and Soul Sessions”, which include a seminar and supper, facilitated by Dr Maurice Ryan and designed to support teachers in Anglican schools. In the way the Gospel authors frame the narrative, Christianity depends upon the testimony of these faithful women. The women, at the most pivotal point in the story of Christian origins, are the faithful witnesses of these climactic events. They are the first to experience an encounter with the risen Jesus ( Matthew 28.9). They are the first to “see the place where he lay”, now empty ( Matthew 28.6). They watch as Jesus is buried in the tomb ( Matthew 27.61). The women who have followed Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem – “looking on from a distance” – observe Jesus on the cross ( Matthew 27.55). AdvertisementĬritically, the women who followed Jesus are presented by the Gospel authors as the continuous witnesses to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. A woman who touches Jesus – even a woman with a constant flow of blood – does not render Jesus, or anyone else, ritually impure since there is nothing in the Jewish Torah to prevent her doing so. How to install Zoom on Windows 10 ProgrammingKnowledge2 327K subscribers Join Subscribe 2.4K Share Save 301K views 2 years ago How to install Zoom app on Windows 10. Women touch Jesus, and Jesus touches them, such as the woman who washes, kisses and anoints his feet ( Luke 7.36-50) the haemorrhaging woman ( Luke 8.44) Simon’s mother-in-law whom Jesus lifted up ( Mark 1.31) Jairus’ daughter whose hand he touched ( Mark 5.41) and, a “crippled woman”, whom Jesus laid his hands upon to heal ( Luke 13.13). They express their views in public without restraint or fear of recrimination, including the woman in the crowd ( Luke 11.27) and the daughters of Jerusalem who wail for Jesus ( Luke 23.27-8). Among these are the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well ( John 4.1-26) the Syrophoenician/Canaanite woman ( Mark 7.24-30) and, the woman who guarded the gate to the high priest’s courtyard who confronts Peter ( John 18.15-18). The Gospel women are free to express their ideas to male strangers. Stained-glass window of Mary and Martha (Image: Canva)
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