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JUNIA

(Gk. Iouvía)

Probably the wife of Andronicus; member of a husband-wife team who, like Paul, were Jews, Christians before him, imprisoned with him, and “prominent among the apostles” (Rom. 16:7). All early sources attest Junia as female (esp. Jerome and John Chrysostom). Although the name often appears in masculine forms in English translations, they are unattested in ancient times. The only woman called “apostle” in the NT, Junia may have accompanied Jesus’ ministry, had a vision of the risen Lord, a charge of some sort, and been among the restricted leadership of the Church. Paul approved of her role, calling her “outstanding” among apostles.

Bibliography. B. Brooten, “ ‘Junia . . . Outstanding among the Apostles’ (Romans 16:7),” in Women Priests, ed. L. Swidler and A. Swidler (New York, 1977), 141-44.

Bonnie Thurston






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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