Marg Mowczko
@margmowczko.bsky.social
Grateful for the new life Jesus offers to every person on the planet. Advocate for mutuality and unity between women and men in ministry and in marriage. Blogs at MargMowczko.com
미쁘다 이 말이여
미쁘다 이 말이여
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Jesus didn't shy away from female company. He had several, perhaps many, female friends.
I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
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I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
margmowczko.com/many-women-f...
Jesus had many female followers – many! - Marg Mowczko
I had imagined that only a few women accompanied Jesus and witnessed his crucifixion and resurrection.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Jesus didn't shy away from female company. He had several, perhaps many, female friends.
I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
margmowczko.com/many-women-f...
I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
margmowczko.com/many-women-f...
Jesus didn't shy away from female company. He had several, perhaps many, female friends.
I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
margmowczko.com/many-women-f...
I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
margmowczko.com/many-women-f...
Jesus had many female followers – many! - Marg Mowczko
I had imagined that only a few women accompanied Jesus and witnessed his crucifixion and resurrection.
margmowczko.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Jesus didn't shy away from female company. He had several, perhaps many, female friends.
I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
margmowczko.com/many-women-f...
I’ve often pictured Jesus roaming around Galilee with the Twelve, but on several occasions at the very least, there were many women with him also.
Did the women outnumber the men?
margmowczko.com/many-women-f...
As we are now in the season of Advent in the church calendar, leading up to Christmas, I thought I'd share my article on the women in Jesus's genealogy recorded in Matthew's Gospel.
What do these women have in common with each other and with Mary the mother of Jesus?
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What do these women have in common with each other and with Mary the mother of Jesus?
margmowczko.com/women-matthe...
The Women in Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus - Marg Mowczko
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Uriah’s wife are the only women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. Why only these four women?
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December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
As we are now in the season of Advent in the church calendar, leading up to Christmas, I thought I'd share my article on the women in Jesus's genealogy recorded in Matthew's Gospel.
What do these women have in common with each other and with Mary the mother of Jesus?
margmowczko.com/women-matthe...
What do these women have in common with each other and with Mary the mother of Jesus?
margmowczko.com/women-matthe...
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Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time? margmowczko.com/shepherds-de...
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time? - Marg Mowczko
I look at the ancient evidence for the claim that shepherds were outcasts in first-century Israel, and had despised, unclean jobs.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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In case you missed it, my latest post is on the horrible story of the Levite's concubine. I posted it, coincidentally, on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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Was the Levite’s Concubine Angry or an Adulterer? - Marg Mowczko
Due to a misunderstanding of the Hebrew text, the Levite's concubine is profoundly insulted in some English translations of Judges 19:2.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In case you missed it, my latest post is on the horrible story of the Levite's concubine. I posted it, coincidentally, on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
margmowczko.com/levites-conc...
margmowczko.com/levites-conc...
In case you missed it, my latest post is on the horrible story of the Levite's concubine. I posted it, coincidentally, on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
margmowczko.com/levites-conc...
margmowczko.com/levites-conc...
Was the Levite’s Concubine Angry or an Adulterer? - Marg Mowczko
Due to a misunderstanding of the Hebrew text, the Levite's concubine is profoundly insulted in some English translations of Judges 19:2.
margmowczko.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In case you missed it, my latest post is on the horrible story of the Levite's concubine. I posted it, coincidentally, on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
margmowczko.com/levites-conc...
margmowczko.com/levites-conc...
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In an article titled “But What Should Women Do in the Church?” Wayne Grudem has categorised 83 ministries into three lists.
His lists are more about what women can't do.
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His lists are more about what women can't do.
margmowczko.com/wayne-grudem...
Wayne Grudem on What Women Should Do in the Church - Marg Mowczko
What does Wayne Grudem really think of women?
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November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In an article titled “But What Should Women Do in the Church?” Wayne Grudem has categorised 83 ministries into three lists.
His lists are more about what women can't do.
margmowczko.com/wayne-grudem...
His lists are more about what women can't do.
margmowczko.com/wayne-grudem...
In an article titled “But What Should Women Do in the Church?” Wayne Grudem has categorised 83 ministries into three lists.
His lists are more about what women can't do.
margmowczko.com/wayne-grudem...
His lists are more about what women can't do.
margmowczko.com/wayne-grudem...
Wayne Grudem on What Women Should Do in the Church - Marg Mowczko
What does Wayne Grudem really think of women?
margmowczko.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In an article titled “But What Should Women Do in the Church?” Wayne Grudem has categorised 83 ministries into three lists.
His lists are more about what women can't do.
margmowczko.com/wayne-grudem...
His lists are more about what women can't do.
margmowczko.com/wayne-grudem...
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There are several Marys in the NT, but little attention is usually given to Mary, the mother of James & Joseph.
6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
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6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
The Other Mary: Mother of James and Joseph - Marg Mowczko
Mary the mother of James and Joseph/ Joses, also known as "the other Mary," is mentioned seven times in the Synoptic Gospels.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
There are several Marys in the NT, but little attention is usually given to Mary, the mother of James & Joseph.
6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
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There's a film term called "rack focus", where the camera doesn't move, but the cinematographer shifts focus of the lens from one image to another. So grateful for the "rack focus" from men to the women in the Bible. @margmowczko.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There's a film term called "rack focus", where the camera doesn't move, but the cinematographer shifts focus of the lens from one image to another. So grateful for the "rack focus" from men to the women in the Bible. @margmowczko.bsky.social
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
There are several Marys in the NT, but little attention is usually given to Mary, the mother of James & Joseph.
6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
The Other Mary: Mother of James and Joseph - Marg Mowczko
Mary the mother of James and Joseph/ Joses, also known as "the other Mary," is mentioned seven times in the Synoptic Gospels.
margmowczko.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
There are several Marys in the NT, but little attention is usually given to Mary, the mother of James & Joseph.
6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
6 times she is named side by side with Mary Magdalene in Matthew and Mark. In Luke, she is named with Mary M. & Joanna.
What do we know of this other Mary?
margmowczko.com/mary-mother-...
The chosen lady ("kyria") in 2 John is almost certainly an individual woman who functioned as a house church leader.
She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
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She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
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The Elder and the Lady: A look at the language of 2 John - Marg Mowczko
In this post I look at the words the author of 2 John uses to identify the people he is writing to, including the chosen, or elect, lady.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The chosen lady ("kyria") in 2 John is almost certainly an individual woman who functioned as a house church leader.
She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
margmowczko.com/elder-lady-l...
She was a spiritual mother of a group of Christian disciples.
margmowczko.com/elder-lady-l...
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Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
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Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
The "Little Women" in 2 Timothy 3:6–7 - Marg Mowczko
Does Paul disparags women in 2 Timothy 3:6–7?
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November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
The "Little Women" in 2 Timothy 3:6–7 - Marg Mowczko
Does Paul disparags women in 2 Timothy 3:6–7?
margmowczko.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Paul describes some women in the Ephesian church as "little women who are weighed down by sins, led by various passions, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
Paul was not happy!
I've looked at the language & context of this verse here.
margmowczko.com/gullible-wea...
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What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do? margmowczko.com/ephesian-hus...
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do? - Marg Mowczko
When we pay attention to the verbs Paul uses in Ephesians 5:25-33, we can see what Paul wanted the Ephesian husbands to actually do.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What did Paul want the Ephesian husbands to do? margmowczko.com/ephesian-hus...
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Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
margmowczko.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
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In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
25+ Biblical Roles for Biblical Women - Marg Mowczko
Many Bible women were not as restricted as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
margmowczko.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Were Shepherds Despised Outcasts in Jesus’s time?
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I'd share what I discovered when looking at the ancient evidence behind the claim that shepherds were despised outcasts in first-century Israel.
In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
25+ Biblical Roles for Biblical Women - Marg Mowczko
Many Bible women were not as restricted as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In this blog post from my archives, I've listed roles and activities of Bible women, roles other than that of wife and mother.
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
Many Bible women were not as restricted or as passive as we are sometimes led to believe.
margmowczko.com/25-biblical-...
I was reminded of the Queen of Sheba today. She is mentioned in 1 Kings 10:1–13 and 2 Chronicles 9:1–12 in the Hebrew Bible as well as in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament.
Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
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Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
margmowczko.com/queen-of-she...
The Queen of Sheba and 3 more Female Rulers in the Bible - Marg Mowczko
There were powerful women in Bible times.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I was reminded of the Queen of Sheba today. She is mentioned in 1 Kings 10:1–13 and 2 Chronicles 9:1–12 in the Hebrew Bible as well as in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament.
Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
margmowczko.com/queen-of-she...
Here are a few words about her and three other powerful women in the Bible.
margmowczko.com/queen-of-she...
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Reposted by Marg Mowczko
"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Is Adam solely responsible for the first sin? - Marg Mowczko
Paul uses the literary device of typology in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Is Adam solely responsible for the first sin? - Marg Mowczko
Paul uses the literary device of typology in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15.
margmowczko.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"... just as sin entered the world through one person, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people ..."
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
Some use Romans 5 to say that Adam is responsible for the first sin, but this interpretation misses how and why Paul uses the example of Adam.
margmowczko.com/is-adam-sole...
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Sapphira should not have plotted with her husband.
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
Are Men Accountable for their Wives' Actions? - Marg Mowczko
Are men accountable for their wives' actions? This article looks at the accountability of Adam and Eve and of Ananias and Sapphira.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sapphira should not have plotted with her husband.
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...
She should have been like Abigail, Rebekah, and Jael who each worked against their husbands' wishes.
margmowczko.com/men-accounta...