Junia or Junias (Biblical Greek: Ἰουνία / Ἰουνίας, Iounia / Iounias) was a Christian in the first century known from Paul the Apostle 's letter to the Romans. There has been dispute surrounding both Junia's gender and apostolic status, although she has been viewed as female through most of Christian history as well as by the majority of scholars.

2013年5月17日 · The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle Junia of the Seventy is commemorated by the Church on May 17 with Apostle Andronicus, and on January 4 with the Seventy. The Seventy Apostles were chosen and sent forth to preach by Christ (Luke 10:1). Ss. Junia and Andronicus were relatives of the holy Apostle Paul.

Junia has spent centuries as the hidden apostle, but it’s time we changed that! Digging Deeper: Who Was Junia in the Bible? Even though her story is recounted in just one verse, we can learn five things about Junia from Romans 16:7. First, Junia is in some way connected to Andronicus.

2022年5月9日 · Junia was a common Latin name for females. However, she is the only woman in the New Testament called an apostle. Where Does the Bible Talk about Junia? The book of Romans is a letter by Paul to the people of Rome. Paul was known as a convert to the faith that he previously persecuted.

2023年3月23日 · Paul tells us in Romans 16:7 that Andronicus and his wife, Junia, were both imprisoned for the sake of Jesus: “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They...

The Junia Project is named for Junia, a woman apostle in the early church (see Romans 16:7). Her ministry in partnership with Andronicus and Paul reminds us that God’s intention is for men and women to partner together as equals in the home, the church, and the community.

2019年4月26日 · A prominent real-life example is a woman named Junia, the half-sister of Brutus, the legendary Roman general. 15 Bernadette Brooten writes: “The female Latin name Junia occurs over 250 times among inscriptions from ancient Rome alone.

We only hear of Junia mentioned once in the New Testament, in St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, but we can know a good deal about her just from this one statement. First, we know that Junia and a man named Adronicus have been in prison with Paul for their outspoken Christianity - therefore, Junia was considered enough of a threat to the Roman ...

2020年5月17日 · Saint Andronicus Apostle of the Seventy and Saint Junia were relatives of the holy Apostle Paul. They labored much, preaching the Gospel to pagans. Saint Paul mentions them in his Epistle to the Romans: “Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and fellow prisoners, who are of note among the…

The Greek of Romans 16:7 reads as follows: “Greet Andronicus and Junia who are my relatives and fellow prisoners, who are recognized in/by/among the apostles and were in Christ before me.” 1 I have placed Junia, the phrase in/by/among, and the word apostles in italics because the identity of Junia is found in the interpretation of these words.