Beschreibung:
In The Lost Apostle award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian history the life and times of the female apostle Junia. Junia was an early convert and leading missionary whose story was lost when her name was masculinized to Junias in later centuries. The Lost Apostle unfolds like a well-written detective story, presenting Pederson s lively search for insight and information about a woman some say was the first female apostle.
In The Lost Apostle award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian history--the life and times of the female apostle Junia. Junia was an early convert and leading missionary whose story was "lost" when her name was masculinized to Junias in later centuries. The Lost Apostle unfolds like a well-written detective story, presenting Pederson's lively search for insight and information about a woman some say was the first female apostle.
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: The Search Begins 11 Cherchez la Femme 72 Who Was in the Apostle Club? 273 Was the "Lady in Red" an Apostle? 474 What About Thecla? 615 A Woman of Her Times 776 What Was in Paul's Letter? 1117 How Did Junia Get Lost? 1278 Which Bible Can You Believe? 1539 The Saints We Left Behind 17710 Finding Junia 203Discussion Questions 219Notes 227Bibliography 257The Author 263Index 265