학술논문
ACTS OF PAUL AND THECLA. WOMEN'S STORIES AND PRECEDENT.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*APOCRYPHAL Acts of the Apostles
*WOMEN in Christianity
*WOMEN & religion
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ISSN
0022-5185
Abstract
Discusses the "Acts of Paul and Thecla" (AThl) in the New Testament. Virgin commissioned by the apostle Paul to preach the word of God; Growing trend to attach great significance to AThl as evidence of and support for women's important roles in the early church; Pastoral Epistles' prohibition of women teaching as directed against oral stories underlying AThl; Depiction of male-female relations in general and relationship between Paul and Thecla in particular.