The Social Status of Women in Avesta and the New Testament

The study of the status of woman in all ages has been of great importance and has always been one of the main concerns of the communities. Therefore, we are witnessing the establishment of human or divine laws in this regard, which can be one of the most important indicators for identifying the status of woman in different societies. In the current era, since Iranian and western women are always at the forefront of attention, while each faced challenges, it is necessary to address the background of their social status. Therefore, in order to achieve such a goal, we examined Zoroastrianism and Christianity, which are the religious background of Iranian and Western women, in a fundamental research, by examining their sacred books, the Avesta and the New Testament, and presenting different, we present the views of these divine religions to woman verses not only in terms of appearance in general, but also her defined position in various social roles, such as family, community, and religious rituals and religious teachings of each one. In the final review, the results showed that the prophets of both religions admit the high social status and equality for women alongside the man. But in the aftermath of the life of the prophets, such an approach would be undermined, and the position of women in Zoroastrian and Christian communities decreases, so that they are institutionalized and accepted by the religious leaders in their holy books.