RESOURCES: Women in the Gospels

Women of Early Christianity: Mary of Magdala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzbRkmFqGwc


Jesus meets woman at the well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bt_9NZe-E4
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From Jesus to Christ: Women in Ancient Christianity
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/women.html



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