09 — Legacy and Reception

The afterlife of St. Thecla: her significance for the history of women in the Church, and the modern scholarship that has made her one of the most studied figures of early Christianity.

Files

File	Description
thecla-and-the-history-of-women.md	Thecla’s significance for the history of women in the Church — as the most celebrated woman of early Christianity, the model of the consecrated woman, and a focus of the modern recovery of women’s history; the Orthodox frame.
modern-scholarship.md	The modern study of Thecla: the critical editions; Davis (The Cult of Saint Thecla); Johnson (The Life and Miracles of Thekla); the feminist and source-critical debates (MacDonald, Burrus, Hylen); where the field now stands.

See Also

• Women Apostles and the Debate — the scholarly debate in its theological context
• What Can Be Known — the source-critical frame the scholarship works within
• Orthodoxy Guide: Women in Orthodoxy — the broader question of women in the Church