[PDF.13wr] The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

[PDF.zy89] The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

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 | #2173281 in Books |  Stephen J Davis |  2008-11-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.50 x.70 x8.40l,.90 | File type: PDF | 304 pages

 | The Cult of Saint Thecla A Tradition of Women s Piety in Late Antiquity

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| book|By Sharon A. Curtis|Scholarly book...very good.|6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| The Cult of Saint Thecla|By Mary E. Robbins|This is a well-documented study that extended my understanding of the early church. I have no background in this area, but found this particular title in a bibliography of a genera| |"This is a welcome study in English of a widespread early|Church tradition, most of whose scholarship is in German.|This is a fascinating addition to our knowledge of the|Thelca cult...a valuable contribution."--Journal of Early|Christian Studies|

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Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint and "martyr" among Christians in late antiquity. In the early church, Thecla's example was associated with the piety of women -- in particular, with women's ministry and travel. Devotion to Saint Thecla quickly spread throughout the Mediterranean world: her image was painted on walls of tombs, stamped on clay flasks and oil lamps, engraved on bronze crosses and wooden combs, and even ...

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