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 Joanna and the Head of John the Baptist: Tradition holds she recovered the saint's head after Herodias had disposed of it[1] | |
| Myrrhbearer | |
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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 apostles and as a witness to Jesus' resurrection. Her husband was Chuza, who managed the household of Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee; this is the origin of the distinguishing epithet commonly attached to her name, differentiating her from other figures named Joanna or Joanne.[3]
Her name is from Hebrew: יוֹחָנָה, romanized: Yôḥānāh (transl. 'Yahweh has been gracious').[a][6]: 143–145
She is recognised as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions and among other Christians, such as the Anglicans.[1]
- ^ a b c "Saint Joanna the Myrrhbearer". The Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Commemorated on June 27"..." She is also commemorated on the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women.
- ^ Luke 24:10: Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in the Original Greek/Nestle-Åland Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th edition variants, accessed 9 February 2017
- ^ Douglas, J. D. and Tenney, Merrill C., Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2011), p. 742. ISBN 0310229839
- ^ Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1884). "Names from 'Chaanach' [Part I, Chapter III, Section V]". History of Christian Names. London: Macmillan. pp. 39–46.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A dictionary of first names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 356, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Bauckham, Richard (2002). Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802849997.
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