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Saint Thecla was one of the most prominent figures of early Christianity who provided a model of virginity and a role-model for women in the early Church. She was the object of cult and of pilgrimage and her tale in the Acts of Paul and Thecla made a tremendous impact on later hagiographies of both female and male saints. This volume explores this impact on medieval hagiographical texts composed in Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Greek, Irish, Latin, Persian, and Syriac. It investigates how they evoked and/or invoked Thecla and her tale in constructing the lives and story worlds of their chosen saints and offers detailed original readings of the lives of various heroines and heroes. The book adds further depth and nuance to our understanding of Thecla's popularity and the spread of her legend and cult.

Christian hagiography --- Hagiographie chrétienne --- HISTORY / Ancient / General. --- Christian hagiography. --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique. --- Thecla, --- Acts of Paul and Thecla. --- Hagiography, Christian --- Hagiography --- Ḟēkla, --- Tecla, --- Thècle, --- Thekla, --- Acta Pauli et Theclae --- Actes de Paul et Thècle --- Thècle, sainte --- Bible --- Hagiographie chrétienne -- Empire byzantin --- Paulus ap. --- Thecla v. m. Seleuciae in Isauria --- HISTORY / Ancient / General

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Thecla, --- Legends --- History and criticism --- Acts of Paul and Thecla --- Acts of Paul --- Criticism, interpretation, etc --- 229*42 --- Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- 229*42 Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- Ḟēkla, --- Tecla, --- Thècle, --- Thekla, --- Bible. --- Paul, Acts of --- Acti Pauli --- Apocryphal Acts of Paul --- Acta Pauli et Theclae --- Actes de Paul et Thècle --- Thecla, - Saint - Legends - History and criticism - Congresses --- Thecla, - Saint

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This volume comprises an extensive study on the legend of Thecla in the Armenian tradition, as well as a philological analysis of Armenian sources on Thecla and on the Martyrdom of Paul compared to parallel texts in other languages. In this volume, the critical edition of Armenian texts is published in combination with a thoroughly commented translation. In addition to a general introduction on the Acts of Paul, the volume also contains an overview of the cycle of Paul in Armenian, and of the history of the research on the field of the Armenian Christian Apocryphal Literature.

Bible --- Christian literature, Early --- 229*42 --- Early Christian literature --- Patristic literature --- 229*42 Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- Armenian authors --- History and criticism. --- Thecla, --- Ḟēkla, --- Tecla, --- Thècle, --- Thekla, --- Acts of Paul and Thecla --- Acta Pauli et Theclae --- Actes de Paul et Thècle --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Apocryphal books (New Testament) --- Christian literature, Armenian --- Apocryphes (Nouveau Testament) --- Armenian authors&delete& --- History and criticism --- Thecla v. m. Seleuciae in Isauria --- Paulus ap. --- Acta apocrypha --- Martyrium

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There are some episodes in the Apocryphal Acts that are reminiscent of contemporary pagan stories of travel and adventure. One of these is the Thecla episode (ATh), from the Acts of Paul. As a story of Christian life, it aims to answer to relevant spiritual questions, such as the nature of Christian belief and the meaning itself of being Christian. In doing so, the Thecla episode follows a path sprinkled with topoi from ancient pagan fiction, with its challenging attitude towards the concept of the possibility of conquering the passions through reason and, in Thecla's case, the ultimate power of faith. In Thecla's Devotion, J.D. McLarty explores the Thecla episode through its intimate connection with paradigms of pagan romance, and walking amidst echoes of narrative sounds and patterns that link plots and fictional effects. In this fascinating book, the role of emotion arises alongside a powerful female leading figure as main features of both kindS of text - ATh and pagan romance - and is deeply investigated with a thorough and gentle touch.

Paul, --- Thecla, --- Ḟēkla, --- Tecla, --- Thècle, --- Thekla, --- Pavel, --- Pavol, --- Paulus, --- Paulos, --- Pōghos, --- Paweł, --- Pawełm --- Būlus, --- Pablo, --- Paulo, --- Paolo, --- Pál, --- Apostolos Paulos --- Saul, --- القديس بولس الرسول --- بولس، --- 사도바울 --- Acts of Paul and Thecla --- Acta Pauli et Theclae --- Actes de Paul et Thècle --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- 229*42 --- 229*42 Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- Thecla v. m. Seleuciae in Isauria --- Paul, - the Apostle, Saint --- Thecla, - Saint

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Thekla --- Bible. Apocrypha NT --- Thecla, --- Paul, --- Acts of Paul and Thecla --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Acts of Paul and Thecla. --- 229*42 --- Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- 229*42 Apocriefe handelingen der apostelen van Andreas, Barnabas, Philippus, Jacobus, Johannes, Matthaeus, Paulus, Petrus, Pilatus, Thomas, Paulus en Thecla, Petrus en Paulus --- Ḟēkla, --- Tecla, --- Thècle, --- Thekla, --- Pavel, --- Pavol, --- Paulus von Tarsus, --- Paulos, --- Pōghos, --- Paweł, --- Paweł z Tarsu, --- Būlus, --- Pablo, --- Paulo de Tarso, --- Paolo di Tarso, --- Pál, --- Apostolos Paulos --- Saul, --- القديس بولس الرسول --- بولس، --- 사도바울 --- Acta Pauli et Theclae --- Actes de Paul et Thècle --- Paulus, --- Pawełm --- Paulo, --- Paolo, --- Thecla v. m. Seleuciae in Isauria --- Paulus ap. --- Acta apocrypha --- Thecla, - Saint --- Paul, - the Apostle, Saint