Junia: The First Woman Apostle

by Eldon Jay Epp

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800637712
• ISBN13: 9780800637712
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"