Belleville's third footnote: Philippians 2:19-30 -- all males, no women deacons
Mike checks the third footnoted passage.
Philippians 2:19-30 discusses Timothy and Epaphroditus. Every person is male. There may be one use of 'diakonos' for Epaphroditus ('minister to my need') but no women are mentioned and no women are labeled deacons. Mike is concerned that readers of Discovering Biblical Equality will walk away thinking there are 'tons of female deacons' without checking these footnotes.
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