The Female Image in Jewish and Christian Traditions: A Comparative Analysis

Relevance. An important aspect in the study of this topic is that in the last decade there has been an interest in examining the social status of women in monotheistic religions. The Christian religion became the ideological foundation of European civilization, the dominant mentality of Europeans, and the attitude towards women in Christianity during the formation of the church organization and doctrine largely predetermined its position in all Christian countries in subsequent stages of social development. The research problem is gaining topical sound in the modern world, including the status of women in society in the context of various religious teachings, and also "the position of a woman determines the nature of the relationship between the sexes, the model of marriage, the strength of the marriage bond, the quality of family relations".
The purpose of this study is to study and analyze the female status in the Jewish and Christian traditions based on the books of the Torah and the Holy Scriptures.
Оbjectives: to analyze the features of the used historical sources;to give a comparative analysis of the position and status of women in Judaism and Christianity;to determine the place and role of women in Jewish and Christian traditions;to analyze the factors that influenced the position of women in the early Christian community;
Methodology. In the process of working on the study, the principle of historicism was used, i.e. the image of a woman was viewed primarily from a historical perspective. Also, both general scientific methods (analysis and synthesis, analogy) and private (comparative-historical method, hermeneutic method, chronological method) were used.
The research results can be used in the course of the educational process when considering issues within the framework of various courses in anthropology, history of philosophy, history of the ancient world, ethics, sections of socio-gender identity, etc.
Сonclusions. When considering the female status from the point of view of the Jewish and Christian traditions, it was established that a man and a woman are personally equal before God, because are of the same human nature. However, in Christianity, this substantial-personal approach is expressed in its entirety.

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