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Jesus chose apostles unlikely to be culturally accepted

Were Women Apostles in the New Testament？ Women in Ministry part 5 00:59:45 – 01:00:45

Mike argues Jesus did not choose apostles based on cultural acceptability.

Jesus chose a tax collector (universally hated), fishermen with Galilean accents (mocked as uneducated), men with no prior religious rank. These choices show Jesus was not selecting for cultural acceptance. We have good evidence that Jesus did not choose his apostles based on how well received they would be. The claim that women were excluded for cultural reasons presumes something not evidenced in the text.
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@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 There was a dividing wall between ethnic groups (Jew/Gentile), between those of the opposite sex (male/female) and those of different social status (slave/free), but all those walls came down in the church (Gal 3:26-29). ...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 There was a dividing wall between ethnic groups (Jew/Gentile), between those of the opposite sex (male/female) and those of different social status (slave/free), but all t

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2022-05-09

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