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    The Acts of Thecla


    McConvery, Brendan (1996) The Acts of Thecla. Bible Today, 34 (3). pp. 183-187.

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    Abstract

    The Acts of Thecla is the title given to a lengthy section of the apocryphal Acts of Paul. The work exists in several ancient versions including Greek, Latin, Coptic, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Armenian. It is not possible to date the Acts of Paul with any certainty. The earliest reference to it may be in Tertullian's second-century treatise on baptism. Third-and fourth-century theologians such as Origen, Eusebius, and Jerome knew of it, but they classified it among the apocryphal writings-among those books that circulated within certain circles or localities of the early Church but were not part of sacred Scripture.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Thecla
    Academic Unit: St Patrick's College, Maynooth > Faculty of Theology
    Item ID: 574
    Depositing User: Brendan McConvery
    Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2007
    Journal or Publication Title: Bible Today
    Publisher: Liturgical Press
    Refereed: Yes
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      Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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