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Media coverage
Title These Bible Experts Say That Jesus Had Female Disciples That Were Wiped From History Media name/outlet Beliefnet Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 18/08/18 Producer/Author I. White Persons Helen Bond Title How Jesus’ female disciples who made Christianity happen were wiped from history Media name/outlet News Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 28/07/18 Description Biblical historians Joan Taylor and Helen Bond have undertaken new research which convinces them that the 12 disciples actually travelled in pairs with their female partners. Producer/Author Candace Sutton Persons Helen Bond Title Bible bombshell: Jesus had FEMALE disciples that were WIPED from history Media name/outlet Daily Star Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 28/07/18 Producer/Author Ben Youell Persons Helen Bond Title The Real Reason Why Mary Magdalene Is Such a Controversial Figure Media name/outlet Time Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 30/04/18 Description Mary Magdalene’s special understanding of Jesus’ message, and Peter’s hostility towards her, as portrayed in Mary Magdalene, will likely split opinion, according to Taylor and her colleague, Professor Helen Bond of The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, with whom Taylor is presenting a U.K. television series on women disciples this Easter, titled Jesus’ Female Disciples: the New Evidence. Producer/Author Flora Carr Persons Helen Bond Title Jesus’ Female Disciples, Channel 4, review: A healthy corrective to the myths we take for gospel Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/jesus-female-disciples-channel-4-review-a-healthy-corrective-to-the-myths-we-take-for-gospel/ Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet inews Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/04/18 Description Jesus’ Female Disciples: The New Evidence made for an interesting post-Easter meditation on the role of women in the early years of Christianity. Academics Helen Bond and Joan Taylor clearly felt the female converts to the new faith had been airbrushed from the picture and set off on a journey to unearth the truth. Producer/Author Jeff Robson Persons Helen Bond Title Jesus’ Female Disciples: The New Evidence – a timely new take on the ultimate boys’ club Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/04/18 Description Bible experts Helen Bond and Joan Taylor are determined to prove that the women in the greatest story ever told have been gradually side-lined and all but erased. Producer/Author Julia Raeside Persons Helen Bond Title JESUS' FEMALE DISCIPLES: Did Jesus Christ have female disciples, what’s the latest evidence and who are theologians Helen Bond and Joan Taylor? Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Sun Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/04/18 Description According to a documentary screened on Channel 4 on April 8, theologians Helen Bond and Joan Taylor believe at least half of Jesus' disciples were women, and paired up with the male disciples to spread the word. Producer/Author Erica Doyle Higgins Persons Helen Bond Title Jesus Christ was a feminist and half of his disciples were women, says Bible scholar Media name/outlet Christian Daily Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 3/04/18 Producer/Author Rachel Cruz Persons Helen Bond Title Women bishops were active in fifth century Media name/outlet The independent Media type Print Country/Territory Ireland Date 1/04/18 Producer/Author Victoria Ward Persons Helen Bond Title Incredible secret of Jesus and his disciples kept hidden for centuries Media name/outlet Daily Star Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 1/04/18 Producer/Author Tom Towers Persons Helen Bond Title Early church found place for female bishops, experts claim Media name/outlet Yahoo news Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/03/18 Producer/Author Olivia Rudgard Persons Helen Bond Title ‘Half of Jesus’s disciples were women’ Media name/outlet The times Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/03/18 Description Bible scholars Helen Bond and Joan Taylor, professors of Christian origins at the University of Edinburgh and King’s College London, respectively, say that the number and importance of women devotees has been underestimated for centuries. Producer/Author Kaya Burgess Persons Helen Bond Title JESUS Christ flew the feminism flag long before the term was even coined, according to Bible experts Media name/outlet The Sun Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/03/18 Description Helen Bond suggests that Jesus has a much larger group of disciples and that includes women as well, pairs of males and females together. Producer/Author Sofia Petkar Persons Helen Bond Title Half of Jesus's disciples were women, claim Bible scholars who say importance of his female followers has been overlooked for centuries Media name/outlet Mail online Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/03/18 Description Bible scholar Helen Bond said women like Joanna and Salome should be acknowledged as key disciples Producer/Author Dianne Apen-sadler Persons Helen Bond
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Title Jesus’ Female Disciples Media name/outlet ABC Media type Television Country/Territory Australia Date 14/07/18 Description Jesus’ Female Disciples aired at Compass, a programme from Australia's ABC Persons Helen Bond Title Jesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Channel 4 Media type Television Duration/Length/Size 60 mins Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/04/18 Description The traditional story of the birth of Christianity is dominated by men, but were female disciples actually crucial to Jesus' mission? And why has the role those women played disappeared from history? Persons Helen Bond Title Sunday morning with... Easter Sunday Special Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC Scotland Media type Radio Duration/Length/Size 1 h. 55 min. Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 1/04/18 Description History has not been kind to Mary Magdalene - one of the Bible's more controversial figures - she's long been characterised as the atoning prostitute and at times hinted at as Jesus' partner. But how fair is this given what we know about her from the Gospels? Cathy takes a look at this central figure on Easter Sunday, with Luke Devlin and Helen Bond, Professor of Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh. Persons Helen Bond