Overview of the Acts of Thecla
Monday we finished looking at the Thecla Cult in early Christianity. Today we will take stock of the actual text itself before looking at the tides of rhetoric it employed.
The textual tradition of the Acts of Thecla effectively co-opted and modified established patterns rhetoric for its own ends. We will explore one of these pre-existing [...]
The Shrine of Hagia Thekla
Previously, I talked about the cult of Thecla in general. Today, I wanna look briefly at the physical shrine to Thecla at Seleucia. We will see, through its physical development and imperial patronage, its popularity and subsequent influence on the minds of second through seventh century Christians.
As referenced Wednesday, Hagia Thekla, the main shrine dedicated [...]
The Influence of Thecla in Popular Christian Thought
In my previous post I introduced us to the Acts of Thecla and suggested that it played a powerful role in early popular Christian thought. Next, I wanna talk about the devotion that sprang up around this figure. Today, we will talk a bit about the material culture that we have from the Thecla devotion [...]