Women in the Bible specific groups with specific needs concerning Christian doctrine, counsel, instruction, and conflict resolution; and one Apocalyptic book, the Book of Revelation, which is a book of prophecy, containing some instructions to seven local congregations of Asia Minor, but mostly containing prophetical symbology about the end times. The New Testament names many women among the followers of Jesus and in positions of leadership in the early church. New Testament scholar Linda Belleville says "virtually every leadership role that names a man also names a woman. In fact there are more women named as leaders in the New Testament than men. Phoebe
Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament ("they shall call his name Emmanuel") provides the name Emmanuel (meaning "God is with us"). Emmanuel, which is taken from , does not appear elsewhere in the New Testament. The name "Emmanuel" (also "Immanuel" or "Imanu'el") of the Hebrew "עִמָּנוּאֵל" "God [is] with us" consists of two Hebrew words: אֵל (’El, meaning 'God') and עִמָּנוּ (ʻImmānū, meaning 'with us'); Standard Hebrew "ʻImmanuʼel", Tiberian Hebrew "ʻImmānûʼēl". It is a theophoric name used in the Bible in and . Some interpreters see providing a key to an "Emmanuel Christology" in the New Testament, with Matthew showing an interest in identifying Jesus as