02 — The Acts of Paul and Thecla

The narrative that carries the whole tradition, told section by section and pinned to its source, and the textual history of the Acts — its wide circulation, its many translations, and its place within the apocryphal literature.

Files

File	Description
the-narrative.md	The story as the Acts tell it: Thecla of Iconium hears Paul preach virginity, breaks her betrothal to Thamyris, is condemned to the pyre and delivered, follows Paul, is thrown to the beasts at Antioch, survives, baptizes herself, is commissioned to teach, and ends at Seleucia — narrated by section number.
text-and-transmission.md	The Acts of Paul and its Thecla portion: manuscripts and versions, the wide circulation and translation into many languages, its place among the five major apocryphal Acts, and its non-reception into the canon.

See Also

• The Source Problem — the provenance that governs how this narrative is read
• The Self-Baptism — the most debated scene in the narrative
• The Life and Miracles — the fifth-century rewriting of this narrative