Table of Contents

Foreword by Beth Allison Barr
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Hidden Figures

Part One: Before the Women Leaders of the Early Churches
1. Deborah: Prophet, Judge, Mother over Israel
2. Going Back to the Beginning: Genesis 1–3
3. Women in the New Testament World
4.The Women in Jesus' Life and Ministry

Part Two: The Women Leaders of the Early Churches
5. The Early Churches
6. Women Co-laborers in Ministry Leadership
7. Phoebe, Paul's Trusted Proxy
8. Prisca, Strategic Church Leader and Expert Teacher
9. Junia, Venerated Apostle and Imprisoned Hero

Conclusion: Putting It All Together

What About . . . ?
What About Paul Prohibiting Women from Teaching in the Church?
What About the Submission Texts in the New Testament Household Codes?

Postscript
General Index
Scripture Index

About the Author

Nijay K. Gupta (PhD, University of Durham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary. He has written several books, including A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Studies, Paul and the Language of Faith, and academic commentaries on Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1-2 Thessalonians. He is coeditor of the second edition of IVP Academic's Dictionary of Paul and His Letters and serves as a senior translator for the New Living Translation. He blogs at cruxsolablog.com.