They led. New books spotlight women’s roles in New Testament. “They were working alongside the men,” scholar says. “They were as important to the early Jesus movement as the men were.” ...

This new book, published by Brigham Young University’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute, is an excellent resource for understanding the first-century world that gave rise to most of the New Testament.

To date, she believes it has been listened to 750,000 times. But imagine, she said, if the church had been listening to Mary Magdalene and other women named in the New Testament all this time.

Eerdmans For more than a decade, New Testament scholar Kavin Rowe has written thoughtful reflections on Christian ministry for Faith and Leadership. In this collection of those essays, Rowe frequently ...