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Epp, Eldon Jay

Junia: The First Woman Apostle

Fortress Press, 2005

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Year of publication
2005
ISBN
0800637712
Place of printing
Minneapolis
Author
Epp, Eldon Jay
Publishers
Fortress Press
Edition
1st US Edition.
Keyword
EARLY CHRISTIAN SAINTS WOMEN APOSTLES JUNIA
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
New
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

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.138p. bibliography, Indeces