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Philip Payne's claim: Phoebe was Paul's personal leader based on 'prostatis' in Romans 16:2

Women Leaders in the New Testament: Women in Ministry part 4 01:47:37 – 01:49:08

Mike examines an extraordinary claim about Phoebe's role.

Philip Payne argues Phoebe's 'leadership role is evident' in Romans 16:2 where Paul says 'she has been a prostatis of many and of myself as well.' Payne translates 'prostatis' as 'leader, chief, president, presiding officer, one who stands before' -- making Phoebe not just a deacon but Paul's personal leader. He uses the LSJ (Liddell-Scott-Jones) lexicon as his source for this translation.

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