Was the book of Romans delivered by a woman?
Yes, the epistle to the Romans was entrusted to a woman named Phoebe to deliver. Paul commends her as our sister and a servant of the church, asking believers to receive her in the Lord and assist her, for she had been a succorer of many, including Paul himself.
Les teaches that Romans 16 contains little doctrine unless one counts women’s role in Christian service as doctrinal. He notes Paul is often criticized as anti-feminist, but Scripture gives no man more commendation to women than Paul. In Romans 16, Paul enumerates at least eight women who helped him in ministry. The epistle to the Romans, one of the most important books of the Bible, was entrusted to a woman—Phoebe—to get it where it was supposed to go. Paul calls her a servant of the church, asks the saints to receive and assist her, and says she was a succorer of many, including himself.
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: