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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.
They conclude that the Apostle Paul's statement recorded in Galatians 3:28, sometimes called the "Magna Carta of Humanity", [44] applies to all Christian relationships, including Christian marriage: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus." [45]
Rhoda (whose name means "rose" [1]) was a girl (Biblical Greek: παιδίσκη) living in the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. Many biblical translations state that she was a 'maid' or 'servant girl'. After Peter was miraculously released from prison, he went to the house and knocked on the door.
The gospels also suggest that he was the husband of Salome; whereas Mark 15:40 names the women present at the crucifixion as "Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and of Joses, and Salome," the parallel passage in Matthew 27:56 has "Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children."
Name Year joined Year left Type of peerage Labour: Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger [a] 8 August 1958 11 July 1988 Life peeress: Crossbench: Stella Isaacs, Baroness Swanborough [b] 22 September 1958 22 May 1971 Life peeress Conservative: Katharine Elliot, Baroness Elliot of Harwood: 26 September 1958 3 January 1994 Life peeress ...
Name and Role Period of Activity Region of Origin Description and Legacy Thecla (Disciple of Paul the Apostle) fl. 30 CE: Iconium: Thecla, featured in The Acts of Paul and Thecla, is celebrated for her celibacy, preaching, and advocacy for equality. Although often considered more legendary than historical due to its hagiographic nature and lack ...
The name Phoebe means "pure", "radiant", or "bright"; and was the name of a Titan in Greek mythology. [4] Some scholars believe Phoebe was responsible for delivering Paul's epistle to the Roman Christian church. [5] Phoebe is the only woman named as deacon (which means "servant" in Greek) in the Bible. [6]
Some writers claim that the name Clopas in John 19:25 ("Mary of Clopas", "Κλωπᾶς") is a Hellenized form of a claimed Aramaic name "Qlopha" (קלופא), and that Cleopas' name ("Κλεόπας") is an abbreviated form of "Cleopatros" (Κλεόπατρος), a Greek name meaning "glory of the father" (best known in the feminine form Cleopatra).