Epp, Eldon Jay,

Junia : the first woman apostle / [print] Eldon Jay Epp ; foreword by Beverly Roberts Gaventa. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, (c)2005. - xvii, 138 pages ; 22 cm.



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 in Greek New Testaments and their influence on exegesis -- Junia/Junias in English translations -- Andronicus and Junia as "outstanding among the apostles" -- Conclusion: there was an apostle Junia.



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Junia (Biblical figure)


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

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