Junia

Junia Junia or is an apostle or an apostle, who / which is mentioned in Romans 16.7 LUT along with Andronicus.

In Romans Andronicus and Junia are mentioned which " are considered among the apostles ." Junia (female ) is interpreted by some here as shorthand for Junianus (male). The Good News Bible, newer editions of the Luther Bible and the Bible in language appropriate to summarize the other hand, Junia as an apostle.

In the notes to the Good News to the keyword Junia says:

" For a woman speaks, that woman's name is Junia is in the extra-biblical ancient literature, and of a man's name Junia but until now could not be detected. The view that we are dealing with a man named Junia from the person concerned will be represented for the first time in the 13th century in the Latin-speaking Church of the West. It is very fast here the common property of boom and it has remained, while the Orthodox Churches of the East still hold to the traditional view. "

In the notes of the Bible in just language states:

" In most of the older editions of the Bible here is the man's name Junia. This name did not exist for men in ancient times, the woman's name Junia, however, was common. Even the interpretations at the time of the early church read here " Junia ." The difference between the two names is only in the interpretation of an accent. Later boom could not imagine that this woman is honored as apostle, so they changed the text. "

In the most recent editions of Luther revision is in a note to the site:

" Probably the name was originally (male ) Junia. In the old church and yet until the 13th century, it was understood as a woman's name. "

All the church fathers keep Junia for a apostle. In John Chrysostom ( 344-407 ) we find the following remark:

" To be an apostle is something great. But famous among the apostles - remember, what praise is. How great the wisdom of this woman must have been that she was found worthy of the title of apostle. "

The first boom, where the name Junia emerges is Aegidius of Rome ( 1245-1316 ). The discovery of the apostle Junia is based on an extensive study of Bernadette Brooten.

Since 2012 there is in Germany a Junia Church: The Parish Assembly of the Old Catholic church Augsburg voted in the Municipal Assembly of 2 October 2011 on the naming of the newly built church in Sheridan Park and decided by a large majority for the Apostle Junia. The church was consecrated on July 8, 2012 by Bishop Dr. Matthias ring.