Junia: An Apostle before Paul

Following a survey of scholarship on Junia (Rom 16:7) since the publication of Junia: The First Woman Apostle by Eldon Jay Epp in 2005, the article provides new evidence that Junia was indeed an apostle by considering Paul's attitudes toward apostleship—both others' and his own. This conte...

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Main Author: Lin, Yii-Jan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press 2020
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2020, Volume: 139, Issue: 1, Pages: 191-209
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paul Apostle / Junia ca. 1. Jh. / Apostolate / Bible. Römerbrief 16,7
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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Summary:Following a survey of scholarship on Junia (Rom 16:7) since the publication of Junia: The First Woman Apostle by Eldon Jay Epp in 2005, the article provides new evidence that Junia was indeed an apostle by considering Paul's attitudes toward apostleship—both others' and his own. This contextual evidence has been mostly ignored in Junia studies, which have either focused narrowly on philological details or more broadly on leadership in early Christianity. Instead, I consider Paul's reactions to apostolic evaluation and his emphasis on Junia's being "in Christ before me" as firm evidence for Junia's prominent apostleship.
ISSN:1934-3876
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1391.2020.10