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In The Lost Apostle award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian historythe 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: The Search Begins 1

1 Cherchez la Femme 7

2 Who Was in the Apostle Club? 27

3 Was the “Lady in Red” an Apostle? 47

4 What About Thecla? 61

5 A Woman of Her Times 77

6 What Was in Paul’s Letter? 111

7 How Did Junia Get Lost? 127

8 Which Bible Can You Believe? 153

9 The Saints We Left Behind 177

10 Finding Junia 203

Discussion Questions 219

Notes 227

Bibliography 257

The Author 263

Index 265

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/05/2008
      ISBN13: 9780470184622, 978-0470184622
      ISBN10: 0470184620

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In The Lost Apostle award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian historythe 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.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments vii

      Introduction: The Search Begins 1

      1 Cherchez la Femme 7

      2 Who Was in the Apostle Club? 27

      3 Was the “Lady in Red” an Apostle? 47

      4 What About Thecla? 61

      5 A Woman of Her Times 77

      6 What Was in Paul’s Letter? 111

      7 How Did Junia Get Lost? 127

      8 Which Bible Can You Believe? 153

      9 The Saints We Left Behind 177

      10 Finding Junia 203

      Discussion Questions 219

      Notes 227

      Bibliography 257

      The Author 263

      Index 265

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