The Apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7207434
AutoresJan N Bremmer (0000-0001-8400-7143, autor correspondente)
Ano1996
Páginas210
Data de publicação1996-12-31
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoThe Apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraKok Pharos Pub. House (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1604/9789039001523
OpenAlexW1599668618
Open LibraryOL288231M
ISBN9789039001523
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6

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 Armenia to Anglo-Saxon England. The volume studies (1) the readership of the Acts, (2) important themes such as the resurrection, possible gnostic elements, the role of women (with a detailed study of the Acts of Thecla), Paul's encounter with the lion, his physiognomy, the events after Paul's martyrdom, the relationship with the canonical Acts and the text of the famous Codex Bezae, parallels with the Old and New Testament, and (3) the popularity of Thecla in later times. The wealth of episodes and details in these Acts makes the book of great interest to church historians, ancient historians, students of the New Testament, early Christianity, the ancient novel and of Women's Studies

Art · Audience measurement · Christianity · Early Christianity · Literature · New Testament · Old Testament · Parallels · Poetry · Popularity · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Acta Pauli · Actes de Paul · Actes de Paul et de Thècle · Acts of Paul · Acts of Paul and Thecla · Bible · Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. apocryphal books · Congresses · Criticism, interpretation · Criticism, interpretation, etc · Critique et interprétation · Critique, interprétation · Handelingen van Paulus (apocrief) · History and criticism · legends