In this episode, Kim Dickson talks with Dr. Nijay Gupta about the New Testament women he highlights in his Book Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church. Women who are little known to the average contemporary Christian come alive as Nijay discusses the world in which these remarkable women lived, served, and suffered on behalf of Jesus. Nijay describes the importance of letter carriers in the Roman world and the significance of Paul choosing Phoebe for this important work. He also discusses the translation and theological issues that hid Junia’s apostleship as a woman.
Related Resources:
Find Nijay Gupta at his blog.
Resources mentioned in Interview:
Nijay Gupta, Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and MInistered in the Early Church, (Downers Grove, Il: IVP Academic, 2023).
Paul and First-Century Letter Writing: Secretaries, Composition and Collection Paperback – October 22, 2004 by E. Randolph Richards
More CBE Resources with Nijay Gupta:
Book Review: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church by Brianna Cortez
Mutuality Matters podcast: New Voices: Women and Authority in the Early Church with Dr. Nijay Gupta
Galilee’s Got Talent: How the Arts Empower Women
Teach us, Mary: The Authority of Women Teachers in the Church in Light of the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)
Mutuality Blog/Magazine: Why Deborah Makes All the Difference
Learn more about women in scripture and Christian history at ministrywomen.org.
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