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Joanna ( Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized: Iōanna, also Greek: Ἰωάνα ), the wife of Chuza ( γυνὴ Χουζᾶ ), [2] is a woman mentioned in the gospels who was healed by Jesus and later supported him and his disciples in their travels. She is one of the women recorded in the Gospel of Luke as accompanying Jesus and the twelve ...
- June 27 (Orthodox and Eastern Catholic), also, on 'Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers', the 3rd Sunday of Pascha (Orthodox and Eastern Catholic), May 24 (Roman Catholic), August 3 (Lutheran)
Joanna was an upper-class Jewish woman in 1st century Palestine. She married Chuza, an influential member of the staff of Herod Antipas, the Roman-appointed ruler of Galilee. She knew Jesus at least as well as any of the apostles did, and was committed to his mission. She was married, probably at a young age, to Chuza, who oversaw the ...
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3. Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward—If the steward of such a godless, cruel, and licentious wretch as Herod Antipas (see on [1595]Mr 6:14, &c.) differed greatly from himself, his post would be no easy or enviable one. That he was a disciple of Christ is very improbable, though he might be favorably disposed towards Him.
The Possessions/Means of Joanna, a Servant/Deacon. Chuza, Joanna's Husband was Herod's "Steward", and had access to considerable resources, his own, and Herod's. Note: Herod was a Herodian, a Jewish leader of Israel. It is also possible that Herod supported Jesus, maybe indirectly through Chuza, his steward and Joanna--though perhaps not probable:
- Luke 8:3 says that Joanna was the wife of Chuza Herod’s "epitropos" . Another text may shed further light on this. In John 4:46ff we read that: 46...
- There is the possibility that Joanna may be one of Jesus' sisters. Her presence in the tomb scene allows us to infer this. Only family members coul...
- Question Restatement: How did Joanna support Jesus' ministry. Are there cultural indicators, contexts, that show what she may have done? Limiting...
- Joanna used her own money, not her husbands’, to fund Jesus’ ministry. She was an upper class woman, with her own financial resources. Joanna was a...
- “Chuza, Joanna's Husband, was Herod's "Steward", and had access to considerable resources, his own, and Herod's.” Chuza would have been painfully e...
- Chuza was not a mere butler or steward. He seems to have been like a prime minister or "Second in Command". Also Herod did not hate Jesus. On the c...
- Looks like by the first century some of the most strict Moses laws of social living were already being relaxed. This explain Joanne's relationship...
- This is a fascinating question Susan and one which I have puzzled over. There are other links between Jesus' group and well known Judeans. John (as...
Mar 28, 2024 · Joanna (whose name means “God has been gracious”) was the wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod Antipas. This Herod was the tetrarch of Galilee (Lk 3:1) and the son of Herod the Great, the ...
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered to him of their substance. Joanna. Luke 24:10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
Luke 8:3. 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. In the Talmud F5 we read of one Jochani, or Joanni, the daughter of Retibi, the same name with this. Her husband's name was Chuza. Dr.
