Who is “she” who is in Babylon? (1 Peter 5:13)
In this article, I explain why “the co-elect” woman in 1 Peter 5:13 (AKA “she who is in Babylon”) is most likely a woman and not a church.
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by Marg | Mar 10, 2020 | 1 Peter, All Posts on Equality, Women in Ministry | 15
In this article, I explain why “the co-elect” woman in 1 Peter 5:13 (AKA “she who is in Babylon”) is most likely a woman and not a church.
Read Moreby Marg | Jul 25, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Early Church Women, Women in Ministry | 10
Olympias was a determined woman who renounced her aristocratic lifestyle to serve the church. She was an ordained deaconess and Chrysostom’s close friend.
Read Moreby Marg | Feb 1, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Early Church Women, Women in Ministry | 4
Marcella of Rome (325–410), a friend of Jerome, dedicated herself and her considerable talents and resources to serving the church and helping the poor. Here’s some information about this remarkable woman.
Read Moreby Marg | May 7, 2018 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Early Church Women | 5
Judith, Thecla, and Catherine of Alexandria are three heroines whose stories of conviction and courage are part of our history and heritage.
Read Moreby Marg | Jan 20, 2017 | 1 Timothy 3, All Posts on Equality, Women in Ministry | 12
In this article I look at the NT verse that mentions women elders (1 Timothy 5:2) and compare it with other verses. I also look at elders, men and women, in early Judaism.
Read Moreby Marg | Jun 9, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Church History | 4
Here are a couple of lines from the Acts of Peter about Candida, a Roman woman who instructed her husband in the faith sometime in the first century AD.
Read Moreby Marg | Apr 22, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Women in Ministry | 4
This is the second part of a two-part series which looks at the women in the church at Smyrna in the post-apostolic period. This article focuses on Gavia.
Read Moreby Marg | Apr 21, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Women in Ministry | 2
In Christian writings known as the Apostolic Fathers (late 1st and early 2nd centuries) we discover that women were active in ministry in the church at Smyrna. Part 1 looks at Alke (or Alce) of Smyrna.
Read Moreby Marg | Dec 15, 2015 | All Posts on Equality, Women in Ministry | 2
Several ancient Christian documents show that women were prominent ministers in the second century church. Two of these documents show that Theonoe and Myrte were prophetesses in the church at Corinth.
Read Moreby Marg | Sep 22, 2015 | All Posts on Equality | 0
The social world of the Roman Empire was patriarchal. Women were typically thought to be less capable than men, yet they were able to lead in certain contexts. This article describes four of these social contexts.
Read Moreby Marg | Nov 18, 2014 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Women in Ministry | 9
In part 4 I look at the deacons in the Philippian church, and at the development of church offices in the apostolic and post-apostolic church.
Read Moreby Marg | Nov 13, 2014 | All Posts on Equality, Women in Ministry | 5
In Part 2, I look at what Romans 16:1-2 in the ancient Latin texts say about Phoebe. These indicate she was recognised as an official deacon (or deaconess.)
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