New Testament household code
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The New Testament household code are New Testament exhortations that set reciprocal duties for wives and husbands, children and parents, and slaves and masters. They occur in Colossians 3:18–4:1, Ephe
Sarcophagus of Adelphia, depicting a Christian husband and wife
Women in Church history
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Women play a variety of roles in Christianity—notably as contemplatives, healthcare providers, educationalists, and missionaries. Until recent times, women have been generally excluded from episcopal
Crowned Madonna Della Strada in the Church of the Gesu in Rome
"Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Dürer (1504)
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, Diego Velázquez, 1618. This Gospel episode suggests that Jesus broke with the conventions of his age and provided religious instruction to women.
Mary Magdalene kneeling within a Stabat Mater scene by Gabriel Wuger, 1868