Why did Jesus chose only men as his Disciples and not a single women among the 12?

Answer 1

where would man be without woman ? still in the garden of eden

Answer 2

Judas was a transvestite probably, he went for 'em, kissing on his face! If there wasn't a misinterpretation of persons, or it was the usage men kissing each other!
As you may notice that Jesus didn't reciprocate his feelings.
Women involved where all married, and Mary Magdalene was just saved from being stoned to death, on the accusation of an adultery.
It is very obvious that women were not accountable for the job.

Answer 3

It's symbolic of his Jewish heritage. One disciple from each tribe of Israel. The early church even picked one to restore the number after Judas killed himself.

Jesus had more disciples than that, in any case. The 12 were the ones he commanded to travel with him. There were ones who "went ahead of him" traveling in pairs. There were hundreds of people in Jesus's ministry when he was alive.

Answer 4

check out the gnostic gospels (search for them on the net), mary magdalene's role, perhaps even as an equal disciple, was excised along with other innapropriate gospels by bishop iraneus when he decided what books were going to be included in the collection of works known as the bible , (his idea of what the bible should be anyway) and we've been stuck with his legacy ever since

Answer 5

None of us will ever know for sure, because none of us had read the original text, the original story.

Even when reading those copies closely, you'll see the man named Jesus had no problem with women in his circle. He usually treated and loved everyone the same, no matter of sex, age, culture, etc...

Maybe , there were women included in the original story, You never know.

Answer 6

Because after he went to Heaven, he needed people to spread the news and be leaders, and back then women wouldn't have been able to convert many people and start a following as well as a few fisherman.

Answer 7

The Middle East has always been a male-dominated society. Even your beloved Jesus was a sexist bigot.

Answer 8

This was according to God's arrangement, (and also express more by Paul) for Jesus being head of the Congregation did so accordingly. But not to demeaning to women as some may think.
In fact, man being under headship is not in itself demeaning. Headship contributes to the handling of matters in an orderly arrangement, and Jehovah is “a God, not of disorder, but of peace.” (1 Cor. 14:33) Jesus Christ is under the headship of Jehovah God, and he finds great satisfaction in that relationship.—John 5:19, 20; 8:29; 1 Cor. 15:27, 28.

Those charged with oversight of a congregation are described in the Bible as being males. The 12 apostles of Jesus Christ were all males, and those later appointed to be overseers and ministerial servants in Christian congregations were males. (Matt. 10:1-4; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12) Women are counseled to “learn in silence with full submissiveness” at congregation meetings, in that they do not raise questions challenging the men in the congregation. The women are ‘not to speak’ at such meetings if what they might say would demonstrate lack of subjection. (1 Tim. 2:11, 12; 1 Cor. 14:33, 34) Thus, although women make valuable contributions to the activity of the congregation, there is no provision for them to preside, or to take the lead by instructing the congregation, when qualified men are present.

Please note how the dignity of woman’s position in God’s arrangement is further shown by the fact that Jehovah refers to his own organization of loyal spirit creatures as a woman, his wife, the mother of his sons. (Rev. 12:1; Gal. 4:26) Also, the spirit-anointed congregation of Jesus Christ is spoken of as his bride. (Rev. 19:7; 21:2, 9) And from a spiritual standpoint there is no distinction between male and female among those called to share in the heavenly Kingdom with Christ.—Gal. 3:26-28.

But may women be preachers, proclaimers, ministers of the good news, outside the congregation meetings? At Pentecost of 33 C.E. holy spirit was poured out on both men and women. In explanation, the apostle Peter quoted Joel 2:28, 29, saying: “‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I shall pour out some of my spirit upon every sort of flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy and your young men will see visions and your old men will dream dreams; and even upon my men slaves and upon my women slaves I will pour out some of my spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.’” (Acts 2:17, 18)
In like manner today, women properly share in the Christian ministry, preaching from house to house and conducting home Bible studies.—See also Psalm 68:11; Philippians 4:2, 3.

Answer 9

There were quite a few women followers of Jesus, and it was women who first heard the news of the resurrection.

Answer 10

Back then women were not seen as equals to men so (the women) were probably not present at the meeting.

Answer 11

he did... mary magdalan, but back then women still had no say in anything and having mary there wouldn't be looked at right, so they turned her story into that of a **** and then there were 12 men. haaha, maybe they should be called 12 angry men. heehee. love that movie!