07 — The Historical Questions
The methodological core of the collection: the historicity question handled per METHODOLOGY §3.5. What a critical assessment can and cannot affirm about Thecla — her relation to the canonical Paul, the legendary character of the Acts, and the proper relation of legend, cult, and history.
Files
| File | Description |
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| what-can-be-known.md | FLAGSHIP (§3.5). The historicity question: the relation to the canonical Paul, the legendary character of the Acts, the 1969 Roman removal “for lack of historic evidence,” and what a critical assessment can and cannot affirm. |
| legend-cult-and-history.md | The romance-form of the narrative and what it implies; the cult as the firmest historical ground; the theology of ecclesial reception; how this collection writes about Thecla. |
See Also
- The Source Problem — the foundational source-critical statement
- The Shrine at Seleucia — the cult as the best-attested fact
- St. Xenia: methodology — the repository’s flagship statement on hagiographic knowledge