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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
I didn't highlight the words for pastor or teacher because Brother Miller already pointed that out. I just brought the attention to exactly what Phebe was, and that was a messenger who carried letters to the churches. Nothing more and nothing less. It's you who are building a case out of thin air over a Phebe. Even in plain English there is no indicator that Phebe was nothing more than an individual who helped the apostles as assisting them for errands. You still have failed to disprove what I have written concerning women teaching and preaching to men? It's amazing that history is dormant about these great female apostles and pastors who revolutionized the first and second century. 
It's also interesting how you are grasping (or should I say gasping) to build a case from nothing more than a few tid bits that are more vague than clear.
In Jesus name
Brother Benincasa
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If all she was doing was carrying a letter, why the instruction by Paul to those men to help her in whatever she needed of them? What did she need, a ride home? A recipe for peanut brittle? A sewing machine?
Paul placed Phoebe in that position because he trusted her as a leader of the people. 'Succourer' is only mentioned once in the Bible, and it's used for Phoebe. You can't explain that away.