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[[File:Sint-Paulus bij de heiligen Aquila en Priscilla, onbekend, schilderij, Museum Plantin-Moretus (Antwerpen) - MPM V IV 118.jpg|thumb|''Saint Paul in the House of Priscilla and Aquila'' (17th century): Paul is at left, writing a [[Epistles of Paul|letter]]; [[Priscilla and Aquila|Priscilla]] is at right, spinning, and her husband Aquila is in the background; both were [[tentmaker]]s.]]

[[File:Jan van de Venne - Saint Paul with Saints Aquila and Priscilla.jpg|thumb|''Saint Paul in the House of Priscilla and Aquila'' (17th century): Paul is at left, writing a [[Epistles of Paul|letter]]; [[Priscilla and Aquila|Priscilla]] is at right, spinning, and her husband Aquila is in the background; both were [[tentmaker]]s.]]

The relationship between '''Paul the Apostle and women''' is an important element in the [[Theology|theological]] debate about [[Women in Christianity|Christianity and women]] because [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] was the first writer to give [[ecclesiastical]] directives about the role of women in the Church. However, there are arguments that some of these writings are [[Pauline Christianity|post-Pauline interpolations]].Odell-Scott, D.W. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249841077_Editorial_Dilemma_The_Interpolation_of_1_Cor_1434-35_in_the_Western_Manuscripts_of_D_G_and_88 "Editorial dilemma: the interpolation of 1 Cor 14:34–35 in the western manuscripts of D, G and 88."] Web: 23 Mar 2018.

The relationship between '''Paul the Apostle and women''' is an important element in the [[Theology|theological]] debate about [[Women in Christianity|Christianity and women]] because [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] was the first writer to give [[ecclesiastical]] directives about the role of women in the Church. However, there are arguments that some of these writings are [[Pauline Christianity|post-Pauline interpolations]].Odell-Scott, D.W. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249841077_Editorial_Dilemma_The_Interpolation_of_1_Cor_1434-35_in_the_Western_Manuscripts_of_D_G_and_88 "Editorial dilemma: the interpolation of 1 Cor 14:34–35 in the western manuscripts of D, G and 88."] Web: 23 Mar 2018.