Epp, Eldon Jay.

Junia : the first woman apostle / Eldon Jay Epp ; foreword by Beverly Roberts Gaventa. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2005. - xvii, 138 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-121) and indexes.

Textual criticism and exegesis -- Variant readings in passages concerning gender issues -- The lexical form and introductory matters -- Junia in early Christian writers--and beyond -- The contracted-name theory -- Junia/Junias in current Greek New Testaments -- Junia/Junias in past editions of Nestle, Nestle-Aland, and UBS -- The accentuation of Iounian in reference works--and the attendant cultural bias -- Junia/Junias (Romans 16:7) in English -- Andronicus and Junia as "outstanding among the apostles" -- Conclusion: there was an apostle Junia.

0800637712 (alk. paper)

2005020402

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013287864 Uk


Junia (Biblical figure)


Bible.--N.T.--Romans 16, 7--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS2460.J88 / E66 2005

227.1092 Epp 2005