Tag: woman
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Thecla; the First First-Woman of the Church.
For as long as anyone can remember, Mary the mother of Jesus has held the position of the highest revered woman of the Church. By sheer volume, more prayers are said to her than any other person; including Jesus. In the early Church however, there was another woman who contended for that honor. Thecla. The…
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There’s Something About Mary, Mary and Mary….
The name “Mary” occurs quite often in the story of Jesus. Whether “Maria”, “Mariam” or “Mariamne”, the new testament is loaded with them. In fact, did you know that the gospel of John lists the women who were present at Jesus’ crucifixion and that all three of them were named MARY? That is exteremly odd…
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Tales of Jesus…..The Woman with the Narrow Eyes
As I have hinted at in the previous entry, there are more “gospels” than the four the Christian world are familiar with. While the church was spreading its roots both during and after his earthly ministry, the Jewish leaders all had something to say about our guy. We aren’t too sure what they were saying…
The Incredible Jesus 