The Apostolic Age · AD 4–70
Joanna, wife of Chuza
fl. c. AD 30–33 · Benefactor of the ministry · Witness of the empty tomb · Galilee (court of Herod Antipas) → Jerusalem
The Apostolic Age
Who Joanna, wife of Chuza was
Wife of Chuza, steward of Herod Antipas — a woman of the tetrarch's own court who followed Jesus from Galilee and, with Mary Magdalene and Susanna, ‘ministered unto him of their substance.’ Luke names her again among the women who found the tomb empty and carried the news to the apostles: a benefactor at the ministry's beginning, a witness at its end.
Common questions
When was Joanna, wife active?
Joanna, wife of Chuza is dated fl. c. AD 30–33 in the archive, which places Joanna, wife in the Apostolic Age (AD 4–70). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Joanna, wife?
Joanna, wife of Chuza is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Luke. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Joanna, wife from?
The archive associates Joanna, wife of Chuza with Galilee (court of Herod Antipas), Jerusalem. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Joanna, wife’s contemporaries?
The archive links Joanna, wife of Chuza to 5 other figures, including Mary Magdalene, Herod Antipas, Salome the Myrrh-bearer and Mary, mother of James and Joses. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Luke 8:3
c. AD 85And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.Luke · read ↗
Luke 24:10
c. AD 85It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.Luke · read ↗
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The 2 places the sources put Joanna, wife, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.