27 Oct '21 07:15>5 edits
@executioner-brand saidLuke 8:1-3
none of the disciples were women.
“Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Cuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women provided for them out of their resources.”
Luke says these women were key in supporting the ministry of Jesus. Of course they were disciples. It just does not say they were of "the twelve".
The Samaritan woman at the well in John 4:1-11 became a follower of Jesus and bore witness preaching to the town.
The woman caught in adultery and spared by Jesus in John 8 I would bet became a disciple when Jesus told her to go and sin no more.
The women healed of an flow of blood for twelve years I would bet afterwards became a disciple in Luke 8:43-48. My guess is that when the gospel writers wrote the gospels they may have drawn some specifics from the testimony of women.
One of the reasons for the widespread growth and expansion of the Christian faith was that WOMEN perceived that under this teaching they were far better off than in other "pagan" beliefs.
In the upper room waiting for the Holy Spirit to empower the disciples there were the women disciples.
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Female Disciples
In Acts 1:14, the women were with the men as they “joined together constantly in prayer.” The barrier between men and women worshipping God was gone. In Acts 12:12, many people had gathered in Mary’s home for prayer and meeting. You can read the story of Lydia, Paul’s first convert in Acts 16: 14-15. Her home became the first church in Philippi. Women had important roles in the early church, and give us a clear picture how much Jesus treasured them, and us, in our roles as his disciples.
At the crucifixion of Jesus the gospel speaks more about the women there than it does about the men. From the same website: [my bolding]
It’s interesting too, I think, that at Jesus’ crucifixion, there were more women than men in attendance. Most of the men scattered. Matthew 27: 55-56 tells us that “many women” were there, watching from a distance. They name only a few- Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, Salome the mother of the sons of Zebedee, Jesus’ mother Mary and her sister, and Mary the wife of Clopas.
It sounds like you came to drop off a few misconceptions out of your ignorance on this Forum.
In Acts there was a gathering for prayer for Peter's life in the house of a woman. Do you think she was not a disciple of Jesus ?
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In Acts 1:14, the women were with the men as they “joined together constantly in prayer.” The barrier between men and women worshipping God was gone. In Acts 12:12, many people had gathered in Mary’s home for prayer and meeting.
https://busyblessedwomen.com/women-disciples-of-jesus/
Recommended also http://madetomagnify.com/2019/04/15/women-remain-female-disciples-mark-1540-41/
And the Women Remain: Female Disciples in Mark 15:40-41