Was Yeshua the Original Feminist?

At the core of Dan Brown's novel is the allegation that the power-hungry men in the church overpowered Mary Magdelene and took the church from her. They intentionally smeared her name by labeling her a whore. Then they continued to obliterate the "sacred feminine" which lead to the church oppressing women ever since.

Dan Brown says that Yeshua was the original "feminist", but that kind of overstates His handling of women. If you ask Dr. Katherine Reynolds, a Doctor of Religion and Social Ethics, she'll tell you differently. He was revolutionary for His time, in the respect He gave women. Women were included in His public ministry. The church has done a pretty good job up to today acknowledging the accomplishments of women, though there have been times they haven't. But in reality they aren't viewed as the enemy as Dan Brown would have us believe. The enemy is the serpent in the garden.

The idea of the "sacred feminine" is not found anywhere in the Bible, or in Yeshua's teachings. Yeshua referred to God as the Father. In fact, the Gnostic gospels that Dan Brown relies on so heavily, view women much less favorably than Yeshua in the New Testament. Just read the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary.