Nijay Gupta – Tell Her Story

‘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’. Brent talks with Nijay Gupta, professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Illinois in the States about his new IVP book ‘Tell Her Story – How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church’. (1:10) Why Nijay wanted to write this book; (3:30) The women in Paul’s letters; (5:25) Deborah; (9:05) Women in Roman society; (14:40) Women in the early church; (21:25) Phoebe, Paul’s letter carrier. Links mentioned in this episode: www.ivpress.com www.amazon.com/Tell-Her-Story-Taught-Ministered/dp/B0BX7HNJDJ Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.