Who was Priscilla?Readers of the Bible may know her as the wife of Aquila, Paul's coworker, or someone who explained baptism to Apollos. Biblical references to Priscilla spark questions: Why is she mentioned before her husband? Does the mention of her instruction of Apollos mean that women taught in the church? What is her story?Ben Witherington addresses these questions and more. In this work of historical fiction, Priscilla looks back on her long life and remembers the ways she has participated in the early church. Her journey has taken her to Ephesus, Corinth, and Rome, and she's partnered with Paul and others along the way.Priscilla's story makes the first-century world come alive and helps readers connect the events and correspondence in different New Testament books. Witherington combines biblical scholarship and winsome storytelling to give readers a vivid picture of an important New Testament woman.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments
1. From the Beginning
2. The Journey to Jerusalem
3. The Cost of Pentecost
4. Mad Caligula, and Persistent Aquila
5. A Marriage Arranged in Roma
6. Banished!
7. Paulus the Apostle in Corinth
8. On to Ephesus
9. Enter Apollos
10. Demons and Dark Arts in Ephesus
11. Riot in the Theater, Wild Beasts in Ephesus
12. Return to Greece
13. The Death of Claudius, the Return to Roma
14. Joanna/Junia
15. Paulus’s Farewell at Miletus
16. The Collection and Its Collectors Reach Jerusalem
17. Paulus the Prisoner in Caesarea and the Struggles of the Ekklesia in Roma
18. At Last! Paulus’s Arrival in Roma
19. House Arrest and the Captivity Epistles
20. The Release of the Apostle
21. The Conflagration
22. Peter Takes Charge and Writes of Suffering
23. Christ Followers as Roman Candles
24. Burned Out Christianoi—the Temptation to Defect
25. A Surprise Ending, and a Return to the East
26. John Mark and the Abomination That Makes Desolate
27. Titus Rules, and the Volcano Erupts
28. ‘You Must Increase, While We Decrease’
29. Unnerved Nerva and the End of Days
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Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary and a well-known expert in his field. He is the author of over forty books, including Conflict and Community in Corinth and a two-volume New Testament theology, The Indelible Image. He speaks widely, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and blogs at patheos.com.
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