Melania the Elder’s Powerful Influence on Early Christianity
Melania the Elder was a powerful, wealthy, educated woman who influenced and shaped Christianity until her death in 410.
June 30, 2024
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Tag: Women Teachers
Cerula and Bitalia in Catacomb Art
What does the iconography of catacomb frescoes tell us about the ecclesial role or position of Cerula and Bitalia, two fifth-century women?
May 19, 2024
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Publia and her Plucky Choir of Virgins (AD 360s)
In this post, I quote a story from Theodoret of Cyrrhus’s Church History about Publia, a daring deaconess who lived in Antioch in the 360s, and her brave choir.
October 19, 2023
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A Female Teacher and Deacon in Antioch (AD 360s)
In Theodoret of Cyrrhus’s Church History there is an interesting story of a brave woman who was a teacher and deacon in Antioch in the early 360s.
October 6, 2023
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A Christian Lady Teacher in Egypt in the 300s AD
In this blog post, I look at a papyrus letter, written between Christians in the early 300s AD, which plainly mentions a woman teacher (kyrian tēn didaskalon).
September 22, 2023
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Lois and Eunice’s Faith and Family
Paul honours Lois and Eunice and acknowledges they had been Timothy’s teachers. These women enabled Timothy to face challenges in Ephesus.
November 11, 2020
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1 Timothy 2:12, in a Nutshell
In this short article, I sketch the case that 1 Tim. 2:12 says nothing, one way or the other, about whether competent women can be pastors, preachers, priests, elders, or any kind of church leader.
October 3, 2020
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Chrysostom on 5 Women Church Leaders in the NT
Chrysostom (d. 407) praised Priscilla, Phoebe, Euodia, Syntyche, and Junia. He acknowledged that these women were leading ministers in their churches.
June 10, 2020
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Marcella of Rome: Academic and Ascetic
Here’s some information about Marcella of Rome (325–410), friend of Jerome, who dedicated her considerable talents and resources to serving the church and helping the poor.
February 1, 2019
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The Roman woman who instructed her husband in the Faith
Here are a couple of lines from the Acts of Peter about Candida, a woman who instructed her husband in the faith in the first century.
June 9, 2016
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Qualified for Every Good Work (2 Tim. 2:2; 3:16–17)
A good understanding of scripture is an important qualification for many Christian ministries. 2 Tim. 3:16-17 mentions this qualification and does not exclude women like Priscilla.
January 31, 2016
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Believing Wives and Female Co-workers of the Apostles
Does Paul refer to wives of apostles or female coworkers of apostles in 1 Cor. 9:5? Was their role companionship or teaching Christian doctrine?
February 14, 2014
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Complementarians & Bible Commentaries Written by Women
Some complementarians believe women cannot be pastors and Bible teachers, yet they read Bible commentaries and theological books written by women. How does that work?
October 21, 2012
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King Lemuel’s Mother: The Other Proverbs 31 Woman
King Lemuel’s mother is one of two women mentioned in Proverbs 31. These Bible women, and others, serve as inspiration for godly women who teach.
July 19, 2012
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Leading Together in the Home
Leviticus 19:3 says “Every one of you shall reverence his mother and father …” I decided to search for other verses that also mention “mother” first. Here’s what I found.
June 19, 2012
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Women, Teaching, and Deception
Is it logical to prohibit women from teaching grown men? What was the reason for Paul’s prohibition in 1 Timothy 2:12? Was it because Eve was deceived?
February 18, 2011
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Did Priscilla Teach Apollos?
This article looks at Priscilla and Aquila and explores Luke’s use of the Greek verb ektithēmi (“explain”) in Acts. Did Priscilla teach a man?
September 11, 2010
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Catherine of Siena: Lessons from her Life & Ministry
Catherine of Siena ministered to souls blighted by poverty, injustice, and disease. Her influence also reached the highest echelons of both civil and church politics in late medieval Italy.
September 2, 2010
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