As a woman and one who was married to Rome’s carpetbagger, she would have been very unpopular among the Jews. "Joanna gets a speaking role in Killing Jesus and A.D.", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joanna,_wife_of_Chuza&oldid=1016865067, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Joanna – 10 Points for Bible Study on 5/14/2016 1. Only a few women deserve that title, and only one woman changed her name from Joanna to Junia. But her life speaks volumes. In the Talmud we read of one Jochani, or Joanni, the daughter of Retibi, the same name with this. Probably, because that’s where her husband resided and she likely wanted to show him her miraculous recovery. Both occurrences are in the Gospel of Luke. Bauckham notes that Paul describes Junia as having been a member of the Christian community prior to him, and given that Paul himself converted within three years of the death of Jesus, that would require Junia to have been a member of the community from a very early period. Given that Junia is described as an earliest member of the community, and as one of the most prominent members, that she is not named elsewhere is indicative, as Bauckham argues, that she and Joanna are the same individual, given Joanna's high prominence during the ministry of Jesus. Regardless of Jewish or Roman descent, we know that Joanna is not a mere peasant, but rather a rich wife of a very important officer of the kingdom. Impossibly leaving a wealthy lifestyle to accompany illiterate men in an itinerant lifestyle was the hallmark of Joanna’s dedication to the man who healed her, saved her, and gave her the grace and power to become one of his most powerful disciples and evangelists the world has ever known. Clearly she has heard of Jesus’ healing miracles, and that her previous attempts to hire the physician pagan priests, a customary practice during that time, were unsuccessful. Jesus always did have a way of upending the customary ways of the world. To glean who she was as a person and what constituted a major portion of her life, we must first study her through the reflective mirror of the men that encompassed her life: King Herod, her husband Cuza, and Jesus Christ. Joanna in the Bible. These women are actively engaged in Jesus' work, for the Gospel notes the support they provide, possibly as patrons who fund Jesus' mission. https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-stories/jonah-and-the-whale.html And, notably, God divines only three women as witnesses to this resurrection event, and Joanna is one of these three. As is often the case, scripture does not provide insight into Joanna’s life after this snapshot. Furthermore, whereas Joanna is a Hebrew name, Junia is a Latin name. Instead, that was Antipas’ ruthless father, King Herod the Great. —Luke 8:1-3. jo-an'-a (Ioana, or Ioanna): The wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward. Maybe as a convert, King Herod gave her the money to privately finance a ministry that he couldn’t publicly support. Luke’s description of her lifestyle may be seen as eccentric today, and quite likely was considered so at the time. Stay faithful to Jesus. Who was the female disciple? When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled and liked to listen to him.” (Mark 6:20) While Herod was defenseless under his the manipulations of his wife Herodias, Herod can at least be merited with recognizing the truth of John’s teachings. The wife of Herod’s steward made her a person to be noticed; I’m sure. To make matters worse, Herod Antipas’ second marriage to Herodias, though legal under Roman law, flies directly in the face of Mosaic law and brings the wrath of the popular evangelist John the Baptist upon them. She is a member of high society, and has free reign to wander and speak her mind inside the palace walls. [3], In Orthodox tradition, she is honored as Saint Joanna the Myrrhbearer (Greek Αγία Ιωάννα η Μυροφόρος) and is commemorated among the eight women who carried myrrh on the "Sunday of the Myrrhbearers", two Sundays after Pascha (Orthodox Easter). Joanna was “the wife of Chuza, Herod’s man in charge.” Chuza may have been the steward of domestic affairs for Herod Antipas. Witherington, Ben, III, "Joanna: Apostle of the Lord — or Jailbait? Joanna was a wealthy woman, accustomed to an atmosphere of worldliness. Exact Match. ( Log Out / Along with the other women, Joanna traveled with Jesus and his apostles. Joanna is, however, named at the site of the empty tomb of Jesus’ resurrection. For obvious reasons, we’ll start with Eve. Paul states that she was in the Lord before him, so this had to have been before his own conversion in 34 A.D. And for Paul to give Junia such an accolade as a famous apostle, she had to have been a witness from Jesus’ baptism until his crucifixion. It is this marriage that the John the Baptist directly denounces by saying “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”(Mark 6:18). Joanna is shown as the wife of Chuza, steward to Herod Antipas while being listed as one of the women who "had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities" who accompanied Jesus and the Apostles, and "provided for Him from their substance" in Luke 8:2–3. Surely Anna’s life shows evidence of that. She was the wife of Chuza, who managed the household of Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee. 2008. See more ideas about bible, read bible, bible scriptures. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. “Luke’s gospel says the women were providing for Jesus’s disciples ‘out of their own resources’. She was determined, however, to meet Jesus. She is an eloquent, confident, persuasive speaker that was well known to all the apostles by this time, and her accounting of the event could only be believable enough to override their incomprehension of what she told them. 28-30. Joanna - A Free Christian Bible Study Resource We hope that this Joanna article from our Women of the Bible Study section will provide useful information and ideas for those following a Bible Study plan. King James Version (1611) It was Marie Magdalene, & Ioanna, & Mary the mother of Iames, and other women that … Joanna Weaver - Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life. So let’s get started. In any case, we know that she financially provided for Jesus through her own means, paving the way for his food, shelter, and hospitality and those of his disciples during the remaining part of Jesus’ three-year ministry. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Like his father King Herod the Great who had erected pagan statues inside Solomon’s sacred Temple, Herod Antipas seems to have inherited his father’s insensitivities and/or ignorance of the Jewish culture he is supposed to rule. One didn't live in Herod Antipas's courts without learning to navigate the powerful currents of intrigue that swirled continuously around his throne. Legend has it that Junia was later imprisoned and persecuted for her Christian missionary work. Mar 24, 2021 - Explore Joanna Cousley's board "Bible" on Pinterest. She honors the Lord with her property and wealth, and exemplified the concept of grace through giving. And Joanna now had direct evidence to prove their worth and validity. (Luke 8:1-3), Joanna the wife of Chuza is also mentioned alongside Mary Magdalene and other women as those who first visited the tomb and found it to be empty, and it is to this group of women, including Joanna, that Jesus first appears to and instructs them to tell the disciples to meet him in Galilee in Matthew 28:8-10. Jewish individuals often adopted a second, Latin name that were nearly sound equivalents to their original name. In the Talmud (e) we read of one Jochani, or Joanni, the daughter of Retibi, the same name with this. 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; Susannna; and many others. Joanna purposefully places herself in Jesus’ listening audience and stands out like a sore thumb amongst the rubble of Jewish peasantry in hopes that Jesus will take mercy on her. God has a special place in his heart for the women who gave their lives to him. Luk 3:27 . Richard Bauckham argues for identifying Joanna, the wife of Chuza with the Junia mentioned in Paul's letter to the Romans 16:7, "Joanna" being her Jewish name, and "Junia" her Roman. a woman whose identity and whose ministry has been much discussed in the past few decades. Joanna is named among the women mentioned in Luke 24:10, who, along with Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, took spices to Jesus' tomb and found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. Here is Smith’s Bible Dictionary entry for Joanna: The name of a woman, occurring twice in (Luke 8:3; 24:10) but evidently denoting the same person, (A.D. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. She probably also heard John’s teachings either directly or indirectly since he was the iterant preacher of the time. What we do know, according to the Bible, is that Joanna: 1) was married to King Herod’s steward; 2) was healed by Jesus either from an evil spirit or disease; 3) personally financed Jesus’ missions; 4) was present when Jesus’ tomb is rolled away after the crucifixion; and 5) served as a witness to the 12 apostles upon Jesus’ resurrection. King Herod was Augustus’ experiment to forage peaceful negotiations between the Roman legions and the Jewish nation. Herod even had his own son Aristobulus killed for fear of a conspiracy against his throne. The Bible states that after John the Baptist was beheaded by King Herod (due to the trickery of his wife Herodias), Joanna was healed by Jesus. But Joanna’s character was stronger than what people said about her. Page 376. These women were helping to support them out of their own means. And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward,.... Joanna, or Juchan, as the Syriac version calls her, was a name, among the Jews, for a woman, as Jochanan, or John, was for a man. Tools. ", This page was last edited on 9 April 2021, at 13:51. Joanna, or Juchan, as the Syriac version calls her, was a name, among the Jews, for a woman, as Jochanan, or John, was for a man. In such case, she is one of the first woman missionaries. Dying by some infirmity or dying by execution, Joanna decides to choose the only path that can give her life, and thus becomes one of the many healed by the Savior. Herod divorced his first wife and married Herodias, his niece who was also his sister-in-law, under the disapproving eye of his father King Herod the Great. 1 Instances - Page 1 of 1 Expand or Limit Your Search Results: All KJV books Old Testament only New Testament only Apocrypha only (?) Luke 24:9-10 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. [5], Joanna and the Head of Saint John the Baptist. She doesn’t give Jesus money as payment for her cure, as if he were a mere palace witch doctor. Two lines in the Bible are accredited to Joanna. Ultimately she leaves the court and decides to follow the man who healed her. Joanna is mentioned right after Mary Magdalene, which shows her importance among the women who followed Jesus. Finally, Paul describes Junia as being "prominent among the apostles". If that name doesn't ring a bell, he was one… Joanna was one of several women whom Jesus cured of their infirmities. The Twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3 Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. But nothing had so troubled … Accordingly, Joanna was at least introduced to the coming Messiah through John’s teachings in and out of prison, and would be curious of this new Rabbi preacher they called Jesus. But where did Joanna get her own money? She knew Him as LORD. The Bible states that after John the Baptist was beheaded by King Herod (due to the trickery of his wife Herodias), Joanna was healed by Jesus. Luke in his gospel takes us beyond the crowds into the inner circle of Yeshua’s most faithful followers, into the company of His most trusted disciples. Joanna was a disciple of Jesus. The Herod that Joanna’s husband was steward for was the tetrarch of Galilee, so Joanna herself must have lived in Tiberias, the capital of Galilee. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Although Herod’s prolific building – especially the reconstruction of King Solomon’s temple – and extensive military campaigns were successful aspects of his reign, Herod the Great is most known for his murderous, authoritarian rule. Did Joanna acquire her means from King Herod as guilt money for his beheading of John the Baptizer? It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. Dying by some infirmity or dying by execution, Joanna decides to choose the only path that can give her life, and thus becomes one of the many healed by the Savior. ( Log Out / And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. She instead wholeheartedly gives Jesus her life and her soul and her entire wealth to his ministry, as she knows her body’s health was pale in comparison to that of her eternal happiness. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But there is no evidence of a divorce, except that this would have been the tradition in Jewish households, if in fact they were Jewish to begin with. Joanna (Greek: Ἰωάννα γυνὴ Χουζᾶ also Ἰωάνα[1]) is a woman mentioned in the gospels who was healed by Jesus and later supported him and his disciples in their travels, one of the women recorded in the Gospel of Luke as accompanying Jesus and the twelve and a witness to Jesus' resurrection. Typically King Herod would have surrounded his court and advisors with other Romans as was likely in this case, but Herod was also trying to mesh the cultures together and could conceivably have hired a Jew to run his finances. )In the first passage she is expressly stated to have been “wife of Chuza, steward of Herod,” that is, Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee.. Eve. The Pharaoh’s Daughter – Moses’ Adoptive Mother. 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