Book Recomendations
Scott, over at Grace is Unfair, asked his readers for book recommendations. Since Tom has asked for a list of readables from us, I thought I’d double-dip my recommendations here. This is not a list of essential books, nor the most influential books I have read. Instead, they are some good books that will help [...]
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 [...]
Devotees of Hagia Thekla
Last Friday, we looked at the physical shrine of Hagia Thekla and what it said about gender roles in early Christianity. Today, I wanna look at the actions and attitudes of the real people who lived and traveled there. We will see that the devotees that worshiped, vistied, and lived at Hagia Thekla were from [...]
Pagan Christianity :: Reviewing Reviews
I love to read reviews. I come by this honestly. Contrary to what some think about grad students, we don’t have all the time in the world to read books. I therefore must reply on the judgement of reviewers to help me select books for consumption and integration into my life and thought processes.
Enter [...]