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Spinning was traditionally women's work, something made explicit in Luke's version of this verse. This then is one of the few pieces of evidence that Jesus' message is meant equally for women as for men. [1] Pope Francis sees Jesus' consideration of the lilies as an example of "the sensitivity of Jesus before the creatures of his Father". [2]
Jesus healed many women of "evil spirits and infirmities". Only of Mary Magdalene does Luke provide any detail of her healing, stating that "seven demons" had been cast out. Presumably these "many" women had been healed of various illnesses—physical, emotional, and mental. No specific data is provided on Mary Magdalene's "seven demons".
When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will ...
[13] Women flourished in the diaconate between the 2nd and 6th centuries. The position required pastoral care to women, instructing female candidates and anoint them at baptism. They were also required to be present whenever a female would address a bishop. [14] In Romans, Phoebe is seen as acting as Paul's envoy.
Jesus taught that on the Day of Judgment, God will ask what each person did to help the poor and needy: "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." [ 3 ] This is reflected in Catholic canon law , which states, "[The Christian Faithful] are also obliged to promote social justice and, mindful of ...
Frymer-Kensky says the Bible's authors use vulnerable women symbolically as "images of the Israel that is [also] small and vulnerable..." [38]: 333–337 For Frymer-Kensky, "this is not misogynist story-telling but something far more complex in which the treatment of women becomes the clue to the morality of the social order."
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In Islamic traditions, caring is the manifestation of love for Allah and Muhammad. [1] Caring in Islam, however, is more than the act of empathy; instead, it consists of being responsible for, sensitive to, and concerned with those in need, namely the weak, the suffering and the outcasts of society. [1]