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Elisabeth (Lijsbeth or Lijsken) Dirks
Anne Hutchinson
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Woman in the Early Church:I mention Mary, Martha, and the Samaritan woman as examples of the "invisible" significance. Jesus spoke with the Samaritan, considered shameful and perhaps dangerous for the Jewish man, and Mary, who sat as a disciple at his feet. This was something within Judaism only the Rabbi's students did. He tells Martha to set aside her chores and break away from the Jewish religious law of submission and duty in the home. He clearly shows that in his religion, women are equal. It is the religion of the poor, the outcast, the woman, and the sick, all those who did not fit into Judaism now have their own merciful god.
In Roman-Greek upper society, women could run their own clubs and become priestesses or prophetesses. In many respects, women are mentioned as exceptionally skilled missionaries in spreading the Christian message.
Women are attributed titles such as teacher, prophet, missionary, deaconess (Phoebe), and apostle (Junia) in the early days. I want to emphasize that what I mentioned about titles also aligns with the time, the opposing ideology of "shame and honor," being submissive to one's husband and only a tool for him.
