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Junia (New Testament person)
Also known as Junias, Iounia
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Greeted in Romans 16:7 as 'prominent among the apostles'; whether the name is female (Junia) or male (Junias) was long debated, and most scholars now read it as female.
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Junia, also erroneously known as Junias, was an early Christian female apostle in the first century known from Paul the Apostle's letter to the Romans.
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- Junia (New Testament person) · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q262766 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
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new-testament · women · apostles · 1st-century