Silencing prophetesses: gender and opposition to Montanism in 2nd Century Asia Minor
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https://doi.org/10.17648/rom.v0i17.35517Keywords:
Montanism, Female Christian leadership, Christian ProphecyAbstract
The Christian women Priscila and Maximila initiated, in the second half of the second century C.E., a prophetic activity on the hills of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, side by side with another prophet called Montanus. Assuming this ministry, they aimed to give continuity to a long and consolidated tradition of Christian prophecy in this portion of the Roman Empire. The repression attempts by the bishops, however, point to new stances by Christian male leaders relating to two questions: whether prophecy is legitimate in itself and the possibility of women exercising power.
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