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18 lines
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\DeclareFixedFootnote{\fnWoman}{GYNE literally ``Woman,''
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which was a respectful form of address.
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Jesus uses it twice to Mary specifically —
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here at Cana and at the cross (19:26) — creating a deliberate Johannine bracket
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around his ministry
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The same word appears in the garden when Mary Magdalene encounters
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the risen Jesus (20:13, 20:15) — "Ma'am, why are you weeping?"
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The traditional `literal' rendering ``Woman'' sounds cold or dismissive
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to modern ears, when the Greek carries no such connotation.
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}
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\fi
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