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Women in the Ministry of Jesus

Often unnamed, the women in Mark's Gospel show a faith that outlasts the crowd. Follow the Syrophoenician woman, the anointing at Bethany, and the women who were first to the empty tomb.

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Faithful to the end 📖

In **Mark's Gospel** the women around Jesus are often unnamed, yet they show a faith that outlasts the crowd. They trust Jesus, serve him, stay at the cross when others flee, and are the **first** to reach the empty tomb. This module follows three of those moments.

Words to know 🔑

Four terms run through this module:

Three women, three moments 👩

Mark records women at very different points in Jesus' ministry.

Match each episode to its passage 🔗

  • The Greek (Syrophoenician) woman
  • The anointing at Bethany
  • Women watch the crucifixion
  • The empty tomb
  • Mark 7:25-30
  • Mark 14:3-9
  • Mark 15:40-47
  • Mark 16:1-11

A mother's plea 🎯

In Mark 7, what did the Greek (Syrophoenician) woman ask Jesus to do?

  • Heal her daughter
  • Feed a hungry crowd
  • Calm a storm at sea
  • Forgive Peter

The anointing at Bethany 🏺

At Bethany a woman poured very costly ointment over Jesus' head. Some of those present complained that it was wasteful and could have been sold to help the poor. Jesus defended her: she had done a beautiful thing and had prepared him for his burial, and wherever the good news is told, her act would be remembered (Mark 14:3-9).

What the women did ✅

Select the TWO things the women did in Mark's account of the crucifixion and resurrection.

  • Watched the crucifixion when others had fled
  • Came to the tomb and found it empty
  • Betrayed Jesus to the authorities
  • Denied knowing Jesus three times

The resurrection morning 🌅

An interactive activity.

Match each person to what they did 🤝

  • Mary Magdalene
  • The Syrophoenician woman
  • The woman at Bethany
  • Salome
  • The first to see the risen Jesus
  • A Gentile whose faith Jesus praised
  • Anointed Jesus before his burial
  • Came with spices to the tomb

First to know 💡

In Mark's Gospel, why are the women especially important at the resurrection?

  • They were the first witnesses that Jesus had risen
  • They wrote the Gospel of Mark
  • They were the twelve disciples
  • They were priests in the temple

The story in words 🧩

In Mark's Gospel, a _____ woman begged Jesus to heal her daughter, and he praised her faith. At Bethany, a woman poured costly ointment on Jesus and he said she had prepared him for _____. At the cross, women watched from a _____ when others had fled. After the Sabbath they found the tomb _____, and Mary _____ was the first to see the risen Jesus.

Gentile burial distance empty Magdalene Jewish baptism crowd sealed Salome

Spot the true statements 🖍️

An interactive activity.

Name the moment 🧭

An interactive activity.

What the women teach ✍️

An interactive activity.