Junia: The First Woman Apostle

Epp, Eldon Jay

ISBN 10: 0800637712 / ISBN 13: 9780800637712

Verlag: Fortress Press, 2005

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The name "Junia" appears in Romans 16:7, and Paul identifies her (along with Andronicus) as "prominent among the apostles." In this important work, Epp investigates the mysterious disappearance of Junia from the traditions of the church. Because later theologians and scribes could not believe (or wanted to suppress) that Paul had numbered a woman among the earliest churches' apostles, Junia's name was changed in Romans to a masculine form. Despite the fact that the earliest churches met in homes and that other women were clearly leaders in the churches (e.g., Prisca and Lydia), calling Junia an apostle seemed too much for the tradition. Epp tracks how this happened in New Testament manuscripts, scribal traditions, and translations of the Bible. In this thoroughgoing study, Epp restores Junia to her rightful place.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Eldon Jay Epp is Harkness Professor of Biblical Literature emeritus and Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences emeritus at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio).

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Titel: Junia: The First Woman Apostle
Verlag: Fortress Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
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