Pudens

Pudens and Claudia are greeted in 2 Timothy:

2 Timothy 4:21. You must now be diligent to come before winter. Eubolos and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers greet you.

Being in leadership made Pudens and Claudia bigger targets. They were Heroines. The reference to “brothers” in these letters refers to the entire congregation. As it was decades ago in the United States, it was not necessary in the first century to be politically correct and say “brothers and sisters.”

Already have access? Enter your Companion Library password to keep reading.

Password Protected

To view this protected post, enter the password below:

Keep reading in the Companion Library

This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.