Women in early Christianity Women in the early Christianity did not have many or even any important role in society, it was more of a stay home cook, clean and child care type of role they had. St. Paul wrote 14 letters and one common thing they had would be that Paul did believe and wanted women to have equal rights as men. As well as Eisler in “The Chalice and the Blade” was explained how there are two models contributed to the Chalice and the Blade. And not to mention the important findings that Elaine Pagel’s point out about Mary Magdalene. Although a women did not have an important role in Christianity that changed in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, only men may serve as priests or deacons and only males serve in senior leadership
