Abstract
This article aims to shed light on how the Korean church should set the role and status of women in the church, by dealing with the fact that women have contributed to the Korean church despite the gender discrimination and poor treatment they received from society. This article compares the role of women who influenced the revival of the early Korean church, and the story of the Canaanite woman in the Gospel of Matthew, in terms of dedication of faith. It also compares the stories of the roles of the Bible Women who greatly influenced the development of the early Korean church, and the stories of women who followed Jesus from Galilee to the crucifixion, in terms of loyalty of faith. Contribution: The purpose of this article is to bring acknowledgement and a fresh perspective on the role of Korean women in the modern church through the comparison of the dedication of faith and loyalty of faith of the women of the early Korean church and in the Gospel of Matthew.
Highlights
Oduyoye (1995:174) said that just as birds fly in the sky with both wings, God created men and women to each become like one wing of the bird and live-in cooperation with each other
They gave up their rather comfortable lives and participated in the expansion of the Kingdom of God with firm loyalty. Both of these women were loyal to God and participated in spreading the Gospel because they loved Jesus Christ with sincere faith. Both men and women are creations of God and it is only right that women be given equal social status and roles
By comparing and analysing the religious lives and qualities of women who appeared in the Gospel of Matthew with the religious lives and qualities of women who worked in modern Korean churches, we can see how important the role of women is in the development of the religious community
Summary
Oduyoye (1995:174) said that just as birds fly in the sky with both wings, God created men and women to each become like one wing of the bird and live-in cooperation with each other. Gender discrimination has lessened in the modern Korean church as a result of the changes in society. Since the beginning of the 21st century, many churches in Korea started allowing female pastors to be ordained. This concession seems to be superficial, because female pastors are still not given the authority of a pastor in charge or a leader who can exercise leadership (Lee 2005:328). This seems to be the epitome of the unsolved gender discrimination within the Korean church
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