New Testament Women.
	Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus, has a place of honour among the women of the New Testament. She is an enduring example of faith, humility, and service (Luke 1:26–56).
	Other notable women of the New Testament include the following:
	Anna	Recognised Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah	Luke 2:36-38
	Bernice	Sister of Agrippa before whom Paul made his defence	Acts 25:13
	Candace	A queen of Ethiopia	Acts 8:27
	Chloe	Woman who know of divisions in the church at Corinth	1 Cor. 1:11
	Claudia	Christian of Rome	2 Tim. 4:21
	Damaris	Woman of Athens converted under Paul’s ministry	Acts 17:34
	Dorcas (Tabitha)	Christian in Joppa who was raised from the dead by Peter	Acts 9:36-41
	Drusilla	Wife of Felix, governor of Judea	Acts 24:24
	Elizabeth	Mother of John the Baptist	Luke 1:5, 13
	Eunice	Mother of Timothy	2 Tim. 1:5
	Herodias	Queen who demanded the execution of John the Baptist	Matt. 14:3-10
	Joanna	Provided for the material needs of Jesus	Luke 8:3
	Lois	Grandmother of Timothy	2 Tim. 1:5
	Lydia	Converted under Paul’s ministry in Philippi	Acts 16:14
	Martha and Mary	Sisters of Lazarus; friends of Jesus	Luke 10:38-42
	Mary Magdalene	Woman from whom Jesus cast out demons	Matt. 27:56–61;Mark 16:9
	Phoebe	A servant in the church at Cenchrea	Romans 16:1,
	Priscilla	Wife of Aquila; labourer with Paul at Corinth and Ephesus	Acts 18:2, 18, 19
	Salome	Mother of Jesus’ disciples James and John	Matt. 20:20-24
	Sapphira	Held back goods from the early Christian community	Acts 5:1
	Susanna	Provided for the material needs of Jesus	Luke 8:3
	The humanity and compassion of Jesus are repeatedly stressed in Luke’s Gospel. Luke gives the most complete account of Christ’s ancestry, birth, and development. He is the ideal Son of Man who identified with the sorrow and plight of sinful humanity in order to carry our sorrows and accomplish the work of salvation. Jesus alone fulfils the ideal of human perfection. This perfection is particularly demonstrated in Jesus’ response to temptation—where the first Adam failed, Jesus as the second Adam triumphed (4:1–13).
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