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Christian History Magazine—Issue 17: Women in the Early Church

by Christian History Institute

Publisher:

Christian History Institute

, 1988

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Christianity would not have endured its first century without the extraordinary efforts of women in nearly every ministerial role. As prominent leaders, scholars, financial benefactors and social servants, women carried a substantial load of ecclesiastical burden. This issue of Christian History & Biography introduces you to a number of these influential women and offers you a glimpse at the enormous contributions they have made to the ancient and contemporary Christian Church.

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Top Highlights

“The early church considered Mary Magdalene an ‘apostle to the apostles,’ and Luke relied heavily on the testimony of women as he wrote both Luke and Acts.” (source)

“Fabiola founded the first Christian hospital in Europe.” (source)

“These high-born Christian women seized upon the study of the Bible and of Hebrew and Greek. The circle of Roman women who studied with Jerome in the late 300s showed such scholarship that he thought nothing of referring some church elders to Marcella for the resolution of a hermeneutical problem. By the early 400s, Augustine could declare that ‘any old Christian woman’ was better educated in spiritual matters than many a philosopher.” (source)

“‘Christian maidens were very numerous’ and that it was difficult to find Christian husbands for all of them. These comments give us a picture of a church disproportionately populated by women.” (source)

“The four daughters of Philip appear in Acts 21:9 as prophetesses” (source)

Title: Christian History Magazine—Issue 17: Women in the Early Church
Author: Christian History Institute
Series: Christian History Magazine
Publisher: Christian History Institute
Print Publication Date: 1988
Logos Release Date: 2009
Era: era:contemporary
Language: English
Resources: 1
Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
Subjects: Women in the Bible; Women in Christianity › History--Early church, ca. 30-600
Resource ID: LLS:12.30.17
Resource Type: Magazine
Metadata Last Updated: 2025-02-04T21:36:33Z