When I read the Gospels, I see a Jesus who treated women in a radical, counter-cultural way. Jesus was born into a society where women were not much more than property, but Jesus treated women differently. He treated them like real human beings who mattered and were worthy enough to follow Him and to be taught by Him. Here are some examples of how Jesus treated women, and how women were at the forefront of the main highlights of His gospel story. The Samaritan Woman In John 4, the first person to whom Jesus revealed himself as the Messiah was …