The Lost Apostle, Paperback Reprint: Searching for the Truth About Junia

by Rena Pederson

Overview

In The Lost Apostle award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian history—the life and times of the female apostle Junia. Junia was an early convert and leading missionary whose story was “lost” when her name was masculinized to Junias in later centuries. The Lost Apostle unfolds like a well-written detective story, presenting Pederson’s lively search for insight and information about a woman some say was the first female apostle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470184622
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/11/2008
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Rena Pederson's distinguished career in journalism includes serving for sixteen years as editorial page editor of the Dallas Morning News. She is a former finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and was a member of the Pulitzer Prize board for nine years. A winner of multiple writing awards, Pederson is the author of two books—What's Next? Women Redefining Their Dreams in the Prime of Life and What's Missing? Inspiration for Women Seeking Faith and Joy in Their Lives.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: The Search Begins 1

1 Cherchez la Femme 7

2 Who Was in the Apostle Club? 27

3 Was the “Lady in Red” an Apostle? 47

4 What About Thecla? 61

5 A Woman of Her Times 77

6 What Was in Paul’s Letter? 111

7 How Did Junia Get Lost? 127

8 Which Bible Can You Believe? 153

9 The Saints We Left Behind 177

10 Finding Junia 203

Discussion Questions 219

Notes 227

Bibliography 257

The Author 263

Index 265

Editorial Reviews

"This is a very readable introduction to some of the characters and stories about women from early Christianity that are known to scholars but are often forgotten rather than celebrated in the rest of the church." ("U.S. Catholic Magazine," January 2007)

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