ROMANS Study Guide

a. Phoebe is a well-known deaconess who seems to have reputation

beyond her local church and is one who travels in ministry

among the churches (vs.1-2)

b. Priscilla and Aquila we know as fellow apostles and workers of

Paul in the Book of Acts and in other letters of Paul’s (Acts

18:2,18,26, 1Cor.16:19; 2Tim.4:19) Priscilla (the wife) is almost

always mentioned before Aquila in their ministry team because she

most likely had a stronger role in the team.

1) Paul expresses a great debt of Gratitude to this couple and

generalizes this debt to all the churches for what they had

done for the sake of the gospel.

2) Their church seems to be well known to Paul (vs.5;

1Cor.16:19).

c. Andronicus and Junia(s)…“who are of note (eminent, notable)

among the Apostles” …

1) Kinsman to Paul…either blood relatives or fellow countryman

2) Fellow prisoners…having been in prison with Paul

3) Who were saved before Paul was … ( meaning they go back to

the very first of the Jerusalem Church in its beginning

formative years).

4) The Name Junia is spelled in some translations in the

feminine form. Prof. William Barclay in his “The Letter to

the Romans” felt these two names are almost certainly a

reference to a husband-and-wife team with the name Junias

be ing a reference to the wife.”