[autumnraine]

Jesus never did it because societal norms and laws of the time of Jesus wouldn’t allow.

That has nothing to do with God.

And Paul’s obvious disdain for women aside, Paul was not a writer of rules as he was not a Christian until after Jesus was in heaven.

[AnAmericanMother]

And Jesus had SO much concern for societal norms, you know, consorting with tax collectors and prostitutes, and flouting the Pharasaical laws, and calling the powers that be a den of vipers and whited sepulchres . . . and dying a shameful death as a criminal. . . .

He did exactly what He intended.

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“Jesus never did it because societal norms and laws of the time of Jesus wouldn’t allow.”

False. Jesus’ spiritual plan was not bound by any societal norm. He was forbidden by societal norms from talking to Samaritan women - yet He did so at the well.

“That has nothing to do with God.”

Jesus is God. It, therefore, has everything to do with God.

“And Paul’s obvious disdain for women aside,”

There was no disdain. St. Paul clearly admired women: Prisca, Phoebe, Mary, Junia, Julia, Tryphaena and Tryphosa,
Euodia and Syntyche, Chloe, Lydia.

“Paul was not a writer of rules as he was not a Christian until after Jesus was in heaven.”

Jesus founded the Church, not Paul. Paul passed on what was revealed to him.

[CitizenUSA]

autumnraine: “Jesus never did it because societal norms and laws of the time of Jesus wouldn’t allow.”

You’re seriously going to claim that Christ, who was crucified for repeatedly challenging the establishment’s religious rules, wasn’t daring enough to stand up to the “societal norms and laws of the time” concerning women? Do you realize just how nonsensical that is?