After deconstructing the religious, racial, and gender hierarchies, Jesus made this claim through the apostle Paul: “In Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:26–29). In synagogue liturgy, Jewish men prayed this prayer: “Thank you, Lord, that I’m not a woman. Thank you
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