Out of the Shadows, the Acts of Paul and Thecla (eBook)

A New Translation and Commentary

Bernard Brandon Scott, Perry V. Kea (Autoren)

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2024
86 Seiten
Wipf and Stock Publishers (Verlag)
979-8-3852-1924-7 (ISBN)

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Thecla is one of the strangest characters from Christianity's past. She falls in love with the apostle Paul's teaching on continence, twice faces martyrdom, fights with beasts in the arena, cuts her hair, cross-dresses, baptizes herself, and becomes a preacher. Tertullian tried to silence her story and the Pastoral Epistles warned about women like her. The Acts of Paul and Thecla was widespread and popular but then was hidden away in the Apocrypha. In recent years, Thecla has come out of the shadows. Her story reframes conventional views of second-century Jesus communities. Out of the Shadows offers a vibrant and accessible modern translation and commentary.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.8.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Westar Tools and Translations
• Verlagsort: Eugene
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Schlagworte: Apocrypha • Apocryphal Acts • Apostles • Bernard Brandon Scott • biblical commentary • Biblical Criticism and Interpretation • Biblical Studies • Biography • Christianity • Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts • female apostles • Feminist Studies • Hagiography • New Testament • Out of the Shadows, the Acts of Paul and Thecla • Pastoral Epistles • Paul • Paul in Second Century • Perry V. Kea • Saint • the Apostle • Thecla • women in early Christianity
• ISBN-13: 979-8-3852-1924-7 / 9798385219247