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The lost Apostle : searching for the truth about Junia

Author: Rena Pederson
Publisher: San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass Inc Pub., [2008] ©2006.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : English : ReprintView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: History
Named Person: Junia, (Biblical figure); Junia, (Biblical figure)
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Rena Pederson
ISBN: 9780470184622 0470184620
OCLC Number: 1079878594
Language Note: In English.
Description: 278 pages ; 23 centimeters.
Contents: Cherchez la femme --
Who was in the Apostle Club? --
Was the "lady in red" an apostle? --
But what about Thecla? --
A woman of her times --
What was in Paul's letter? --
How did Junia get lost? --
Which bible can you believe? --
The saints we left behind --
Finding Junia.
Responsibility: Rena Pederson.

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Now in paperback: An award-winning journalist investigates a little known subject in early Christian history: the life and times of women like Junia, an early convert and major teacher who was later  Read more...

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