Agaman 

Agaman, a widow from Damascus, was among the first in the women's corps, chosen by Jesus from those who served at Bethsaida's hospital. She joined Jesus' Third Preaching Tour, empowered to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom.

Agaman
  • Summary

    Agaman was a widow of Damascus and one of the first members of the women's corps. Jesus personally chose ten women who had served in the kingdom’s first hospital in Bethsaida and invited them to join his Third Preaching Tour. Jesus formally commissioned his apostles, the seventy disciples, and the women’s corps, giving them the authority to preach the gospel of the kingdom.

  • A Founding Member of the Women's Corps

    The women’s corps were on equal terms with the seventy disciples. These women preached the gospel, ministered to the sick, and were able to bring good news to the many downtrodden and compromised women that male disciples were socially unable to approach. The women remained close to Jesus and witnessed many events including seeing the resurrected Jesus.

    Agaman, a widow of Damascus, was among the initial members of the women's corps. The original ten quickly added two more, Mary Magdalene and Rebecca. As they continued to preach, the women’s corps grew to sixty-two. On the tour of Perea, they took over most of the work of the ministry to the sick. This effort was largely handled by the disciples and the women. Jesus was able to see others assume the work of the kingdom.

    In a society where the rabbis taught that it was better to burn the law than let the women read it, Jesus entrusted women to teach the gospel of the kingdom and to minister to the sick. This liberation of women and recognition of their worth was practiced by the apostles immediately following the Master's departure; however, subsequent generations reverted to the previous practices.

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Contributors

Mike Robinson, Gary Tonge

References and Sources

  • 150:1.1 Agaman was chosen for the women’s corps.
  • 150:2.2 Women’s corps add two more, making twelve.
  • 165:0.2 Women corps number sixty-two for the Perean Tour.
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