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Essay heading: Women in the Gospels of Luke and Letter of Paul
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Luke's special concern for women is truly remarkable. Mary, a virgin woman, gave birth to the Son of God. Luke praises the courage of Mary, who rejoices over her fate to conceive the Son of God. Luke writes of Mary: "Hail favored one, the Lord is with you." (Luke 1:28). Also in the first story of Luke's gospel, the priest, Zechariah, doesn't believe the angel, while his wife praises the Lord for enabling her to conceive...
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For Zechariah's disbelief he loses the ability of speech, while his wife gains favor in the Lord and will bear the greatest prophet, John. Unlike Corinthians, women in Luke are displayed as faithful to the Lord and gain his favor, while men are just pawns in God's plan for Jesus. From Luke, we also learn a bit more about Mary Magdalene...
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