The Life of Thecla: Apocryphal Expansion in Late Antiquity by Andrew S. Jacobs

The Life of Thecla: Apocryphal Expansion in Late Antiquity

Andrew S. Jacobs

120 pages first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

nonfiction religion
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 Thecla was one of the most venerated saints in late antiquity. One of her followers created the Life of Thecla as an act of devotion in the fifth century, rewriting the popular Acts of Thecla and transforming it into the heroic saga of a saint. R...

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