Notes:
If the church through the ages had been as anti-female as Professor Langdon
and Leigh Teabing told Sophie, then most certainly it would have deleted such female
-honoring passages from the Scriptures.
that He was the Messiah 'The Furthermore, she was a Samaritan, which meant that
Jesus violated the mores of the time by crossing racial lines (John 4:17-26).
When Mary (the sister of Martha and Lazarus) listened to Jesus' teachings (at that time
an activity reserved for males) and Martha scurried about fulfilling the "female" role, Jesus
affirmed Mary and challenged Martha (Luke 10:41-42).
In contrast to the custom of the time, a group of women were part of the entourage
that traveled with Jesus and other men. These women even supported His ministry
financially (Luke 8:1-3).
In the book of Acts, Peter cites an Old Testament scripture saying that both
"your sons and daughters will prophesy" (Joel 2:28).
Paul, who is so often accused by feminists of being anti-woman,
uses forceful language to declare that both sexes have equal standing before Christ.
Neither males nor females have precedent in God's eyes (Galatians 3:28).
Following the often-discussed directive wives, submit to your husbands (Ephesians
Husbands lay down your lives for your wife.