How many women does Paul mention in Romans 16 who helped him in ministry?
The text says that in Romans 16, Paul enumerates at least eight women who were intrinsic in helping him in the ministry. One example is Phoebe, a servant of the church, commended for being a succorer of many, including Paul himself.
Les explains that Romans 16 does not contain much doctrine unless one counts women's role in Christian service as doctrinal. He notes that Paul has been wrongly accused of being anti-feminist, yet no man in Scripture gives more commendation to women than Paul. In that chapter alone, Les says Paul enumerates at least eight women who were intrinsic in helping him in the ministry. He highlights Phoebe, a servant of the church, as an example, and points out that the epistle to the Romans was entrusted to a woman to get it where it was supposed to go.
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Is there doctrine in Romans 16?
Romans 16 has little doctrine unless women's role in Christian service is counted as doctrine, which Les affirms it is.