Social and Gender conditions during Jesus time

Running Head : Social and Gender Conditions during Jesus Time

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2000 years after the death of Christ some of the social and gender practices that were practiced then still are very alive today in some communities . Some have however changed . During Jesus time , the cultural practices in different communities were very conservative and though the communities were different , most of the social aspects of culture were the same ( Blasi , 2002 . Difference only came in terms of religion where religious practices varied from community to

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At the time of Jesus , there was some form of equality between men and women though not completely . This is because the things that bring gender about gender inequalities in today 's societies did not exist then . Things such as formal education and professional jobs had not been introduced then . Roles and responsibilities for men and women in the family and the community as a whole were clearly defined at the time of Jesus ( Blasi , 2002 . Women were expected to take care of household chores and taking care of the children and their husbands . Women had no place in the public arena and mostly kept to their homes . They did not hold any leadership positions politically or in church (Barton , 1994 They were subjective to their husbands and were expected to respect the men in the community . They were allowed to go to schools to learn how to read and write in the various languages that the communities used . There was...