Webb8 apr. 2024 · Before translators and Greek scholars and publishers ever got their hands on this sublime document, Phoebe carried it. What a privilege and what a responsibility to be the bearer of such news! Phoebe was commendable, in part because she was both available and reliable. Second, Paul called her “a servant of the church in Cenchreae.” Webb31 aug. 2024 · This day marks the Feast of St. Phoebe. In the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul commends Phoebe to the Church in Rome and calls her the diakonos (deacon) of the church at Cenchreae, near Corinth (Romans 16:1-2). For centuries, women served as deacons in the ministries of liturgy, word, and charity.In recent years, several bishops …
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WebbPhoebe. Cenchreae, with its remains lying partly under water today, was named after a son of Poseidon, a god whose gigantic statue was thought to have graced the south break-water horn of the harbor. The two port towns, Cenchreae to the southeast and Lechaeum to the northwest, served not only Corinth but most of the Peloponnesian Peninsula; Webb12 feb. 2024 · Church historians have long believed that Phoebe was the person who delivered Paul’s letter to the Romans. She is mentioned as “a servant of the church at Cenchreae”. Cenchreae was a port city near … dick\u0027s orchard park
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Webb19 jan. 2024 · Book Review Paula Gooder, IVP Academic, 2024. 316 pp. Review by Reta Finger. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae, so that you my welcome her in the Lord as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a benefactor of many and of myself as […] Webb3 mars 2024 · Cenchrea, a port five miles east of Corinth, faces the eastern Mediterranean; perhaps Phoebe’s business involved trade with Asia. Corinth, site of another early … WebbA local church must have been established there by Paul, since Phoebe, the deaconess of Cenchrea, was entrusted with the Epistle to the Romans, and was commended to them in the highest terms by the apostle, who … dick\u0027s opening hours