Thecla was a nobleborn virgin from iconium and an enthusiastic follower of the apostle. Skipping over paul and thecla, well begin with paul leaving antioch and going to myra to teach. The texts include the hamburg papyrus, acts of paul and thecla lipsius, the martyrdom of paul libsius and 3 corinthians papyrus bodmer x. The acts of paul and thecla university of chicago press. Dioscorus the shipmaster is arrested and beheaded in mistake for paul in puteoli. The heidelberg papyrus continues with the acts of paul and thecla, in which thecla rather than paul occupies the center of the stage. Chapter one argues that scholars neglect the actpl as a source for the study of the second century pauline legacy, though they generally accept that a polemical relationship exists. Though ancient evidence suggests that the acts of paul was a relatively lengthy work 3600 lines according to the stichometry of nicephorus, only about twothirds of that. Jan 02, 2020 according to the acts of paul and thecla, her life is spent in prayer, teaching, and performing healing miracles.
Acts of paul and thecla jeremiah jones translation wikisource. The acts of paul and the pauline legacy in the second century summary part one is an introduction to the question of the actpl and the pauline legacy. Apr 07, 2015 the acts of thecla challenges this point of view that christianity was spread, and lead, by men alone. Primary sources the acts of paul and thecla from jesus.
She is an aristocratic woman who, despite great opposition, upon hearing the preaching of paul, renounces her family and fiance to follow him. Ii the next episode is that of paul and thecla, in which the greek text exists, and will be followed. Click download or read online button to get tertullian and paul book now. After the flight from antioch, when he would go to iconium. The acts of paul and thecla, a single episode which has been preserved complete in greek and many versions. An approximate date given to the acts of paul is 160 ce. Jan 10, 20 published within the lost books of the bible and the forgotten books of eden read for free at this weblink. Certain episodes in the acts of paul, such as the journeys of paul and thecla, exist in a number of greek manuscripts and in half a dozen ancient versions. According to the acts of thecla, thecla is a firstcentury noblewoman of iconium in modern turkey. Chapter one argues that scholars neglect the actpl as a source for the study of the second.
Manuscript discoveries in the last century have added considerable additional material. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the theology at sophia. This book examines those apocryphal texts specific to the writings of paul, peter. After these preliminary remarks we now give the acts of paul and thecla. Acts of thecla early and medieval christian heresy. The acts of paul and the pauline legacy in the second century. Contents and this is not a full list include acts of paul the acts of paul and thecla, the martyrdom of paul, acts of peter the. The text starts abruptly, which means that the beginning has been lost. This dissertation offers the reader, for the first time in any language, an uptodate and critical introduction and commentary to the second century early christian text entitled the acts of paul and thecla. The jews in fear appeal to nero to stop him, and orders are given accordingly. And paul sent away onesiphorus and all his house to iconium. University of groningen the apocryphal acts of paul and. After 72 years as a hermit, thecla leaves to see paul again, in rome, but he is executed before she arrives, and she lies down by his grave.
This problem was solved by viewing the page in ms internet explorer 7. The essay reexamines the ecclesial and social realities mirrored by the acts of paul and thecla apth and explores the community behind the text on the hypothesis that the writing reflects practices that had to be known by the author and the. Acta pauli online greek text no apparatus in unicode. She overhears pauls teaching, and from that point on she begins to challenge every stereotype of women in antiquity. Primary sources the acts of paul and thecla from jesus to. Full text of the acts of paul and thecla internet archive. Paul and his female disciple thecla im in the middle of talking about whether paul wrote the verses now found in 1 cor.
The acts of paul and thecla, also called the acts of paul or the acts of thecla, details the life and journeys of the young christian convert, thecla. According to the acts of paul and thecla, her life is spent in prayer, teaching, and performing healing miracles. The acts of paul and thecla, a single episode which has been preserved. Tertullian, ca 190 spoke against these texts primarily for their advocacy of women as able to preach or baptize. One of my great pet peeves with scholars who write about the acts of paul is their dating of the document. There are many books which many claim to belong in the bible, but upon close examination, these books, called the apocrypha, are not from god but from mankind. Acts of paul and thecla jeremiah jones translation, 18th century, reprinted in the suppressed gospels and epistles, 1863. Acts of paul, one of the earliest of a series of pseudepigraphal noncanonical new testament writings known collectively as the apocryphal acts.
Theclas exploits are recounted in a secondcentury novelistic work called the acts of paul and thecla. Tertullian says that this piece was forged by a presbyter of asia, who being convicted, confessed that he did it out of respect of paul, and pope gelasius, in his decree against apocryphal books, inserted it among them. As paul went up to iconium after his flight from antioch, his travelling companions were demas and hermogenes the coppersmith, 4 who were full of hypocrisy and. Tertullian found it heretical because it encouraged women to preach and baptize. Tertullian and paul download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
The acts of paul and thecla is an alternate name for a secondcentury apocryphal writing also known as the acts of thecla. It begins with pauls journey from the island of gaudomelete to rome. Acts of paul and thecla as paul was going up to iconium after the flight from antioch, his fellowtravellers were demas and ermogenes, full of hypocrisy. Feb 12, 2020 an indication of the early origin of the acts of thecla is the absence of quotations from the new testament. The apocryphal acts of paul, peter, john, andrew and thomas, free. Aug 31, 2016 the acts of paul and thecla is an apocryphal storygoodspeed called it a religious romanceof st pauls influence on a young virgin named thecla. This article is a compilation of many stories told about her. I was confused about this website because for some reason, the unicode greek fonts did not appear correctly in firefox. The next episode has paul in antioch whether syrian or pisidian is not clear, where he apparently raises up a boy, but also arouses the hostility of the jews. Paul told him he would heal him in the name of jesus christ. A critical introduction and commentary wissenschaftliche untersuchungen zum neuen testament 2.
This book examines those apocryphal texts specific to the writings of paul, peter, andrew, john and thomas. Contents and this is not a full list include acts of paul the acts of paul and thecla, the martyrdom of paul, acts of peter the deed of peter, peters affair with simon, acts of john pertaining to the life of jesus and his death, arrival at ephesus and work there, acts of. The discovery of a coptic version of the text demonstrated that the text was composed of the acts of paul and thecla. Thecla, wait with patience, and you shall receive the water. Goodspeed called it a religious romanceof paul the apostles influence on a young virgin named thecla. And, in that light, sympathy for thecla from god or jesus alongside that of tryphaina, though still remarkable, might seem less unexpected.
The apocryphal acts of paul, peter, john, andrew and. And as they were going in, a certain syriarch, alexander by name, seeing thecla, became enamoured of her, and tried to gain over paul by gifts. The religious romance known as the acts of paul and thecla has of late become the object of peculiar interest through the discovery of the longlost acts of paul. Theclas story is one of many in the apocryphal acts which portray women giving up riches and sexual activity to follow the apostles. It is one of the writings of the new testament apocrypha. Thecla presents a woman who travels to teach and preach the gospel, roles that depart from culturally.
Thecla s exploits are recounted in a secondcentury novelistic work called the acts of paul and thecla. She promptly becomes a christian and decides to remain unmarried and celibate, as paul advised. The acts of paul and thecla a captioned audiobook youtube. There, he met hermocrates, who had dropsy and asked for healing. But at night thecla removed her bracelets and gave them to the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The apocryphal acts of paul and thecla studies on early. Thecla is a young virgin betrothed to a man named thamyris. Although the acts of paul and thecla preaches sexual abstinence, it also has several almostsensual scenes. View acts of paul and thecla research papers on academia. In this work paul is pictured as traveling from city to city, converting gentiles and proclaiming the need for a life of sexual abstinence and other encratite practices. The acts of paul is one of the major works and earliest pseudepigraphal series from the new testament apocrypha also known as apocryphal acts.
Further examples of eschatology in the acts of paul and thecla. Panchares makes a profession of faith, the result of which is pauls illtreatment and banishment. I am interested as to how the original story as we can read it in the acts of paul and thecla athe was transfor med and how its meaning changed. Further, the summary of pauls preaching has more in common with those in canonical acts 17. Translated probably by jeremiah jones, 16931724 thecla s story is one of many in the apocryphal acts which portray women giving up riches and sexual activity to.
There is not a single direct citation, yet the student cannot fail to discover many instances in which the new testament has been used. The apocryphal acts of paul and thecla studies on early christian apocrypha by jn bremmer pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad this is the first modern book, which studies the most important aspects of this early christian treatise, of which especially the acts of thecla and the martyrdom of paul were immensely popular in the christian church from. But paul, looking only to the goodness of christ, did them no harm, but loved them exceedingly. The texts include the hamburg papyrus, acts of paul and thecla lipsius, the. The correspondence with the corinthians, partly preserved in the coptic, and current separately in armenian and latin.
Individual sections were transmitted separately by the medieval manuscript tradition lipsius 1891, most importantly by the acts of paul and thekla and the martyrdom of paul, both extant in the original greek and several ancient translations. A critical introduction and commentary on the acts of paul. Paul and his female disciple thecla the bart ehrman blog. Gender studies, the acts of paul and thecla, and the evidence of an arabic manuscript volume 108 issue 4 stephen j. As the plot develops, her fiance in cahoots with her mother, who is set to lose a prosperous retirement from the deal turns on her and prosecutes her, eventually seeking her execution. The development of the canon of the new testament acts. New testament apocrypha acts of paul and thecla genius. The message that attracts her to paul is his teaching on chastity and celibacy. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The story of these acts begins abruptly, which suggests that it was part of a larger work, or that the beginning was lost. Acts of paul and thecla research proposal example topics. Cardinal baronius, locrinus, archbishop wake, and others.
Almost from the beginning, several church fathers i. Mar 20, 2009 acta pauli online greek text no apparatus in unicode. The text is primarily known from greek manuscripts. The story of thecla s life is told throughout the manuscripts of the early church particularly in the acts of paul and thecla that tell how she and paul overcame many persecutions and peril. The acts of paul and thecla acta pauli et theclae is an apocryphal storyedgar j. James translation, a translation of the fragments extant in 1924, taken from the apocryphal new testament, 1924. When she hears paul preach in her hometown, she is so absorbed in his message that she neither eats nor drinks for three days. The author does not show any dependency on the canonical acts but uses oral traditions of paul s missionary work. Introduction to new testament rlst 152 the acts of paul and thecla has a narrative quite similar to those in ancient grecoroman novels.
Goodspeed called it a religious romance of paul the apostles influence on a young virgin named thecla. Stop early journal content on jstor, free to anyone in the world this article is one of nearly 500,000 scholarly works digitized and made freely available to. Acts of paul and thecla wake, william, lardner, rev. Paul himself ap pears only on the fringes of the story, as a christian preacher who converts women to a lifestyle of strict asceticism and sexual renunciation, much to the. Ese the acts of paul and theda the acts ofpaul and theda is a legendary account of the escapades of thecla, a woman converted to the christian faith through the preaching of the apostle paul. The governor commanded that paul be bound and carried off to prison until he had the opportunity to hear him more attentively. Probably written about ad 160180, the acts of paul is an account of the apostle pauls travels and teachings.