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Tell Her Story : How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church by Nijay K. Gupta, Beth Allison Barr is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

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Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry, at the frontier of the gospel mission, and as respected leaders. Nijay Gupta calls us to bring these women out of the shadows by shining light on their many inspiring contributions to the planting, growth, and health of the first Christian churches. He sets the context by exploring the lives of first-century women and addressing common misconceptions, then focuses on the women leaders of the early churches as revealed in Paul's writings. We discover the major roles of people such as: Phoebe, Paul's trusted coworker Prisca, strategic leader and expert teacher Junia, courageous apostle Nympha, representative of countless lesser-known figures When we understand the world in which Jesus and his followers lived and what the New Testament actually attests about women in the churches, it becomes clear that women were active participants and trusted leaders all along. They were welcomed by Paul and other apostles, were equipped and trained for ministry leadership, instructed

Who reads Tell Her Story : How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church?

Author

Nijay K. Gupta, Beth Allison Barr

Publisher

IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781514000748

Category

religious

Subjects

Christian, Christianity, Religion

Rating

4.8 / 5 (147 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14