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The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Latin: Acta Pauli et Theclae) is an apocryphal text describing Paul the Apostle's influence on a young virgin named Thecla. It is one of the writings of the New Testament apocrypha. Edgar J. Goodspeed called it a "religious romance"[1]

  1. ^ Edgar Johnson Goodspeed, "The Acts of Paul and Thecla" The Biblical World 17.3 (March 1901, pp. 185–190) p. 185.

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Thecla

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an herb protecting Saint Thecla from wild beasts in the apocryphal text The Acts of Paul and Thecla. The origin of most of these quotes is William Thomas...

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and Thecla accounts a noble virgin and pupil of Paul the Apostle. According to later legend not in the Acts, Thecla was being pursued by soldiers of her...

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is mention of ghostly bodies of past prophets, and the transfiguration. The non-canonical Acts of Paul and Thecla speak of the efficacy of prayer for...

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The Myth of Persecution

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known as Aya Thecla or Aya Thekla, is a ruined historic church of the Byzantine period in Turkey. It was a popular pilgrimage site, and still attracts...

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companion of Breaca and patron of St Teath the name Tecla, a form of the name Thecla borne by the first female martyr in Christianity. The Acts of Paul and Thecla...

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from early Christianity such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the Acts of Paul and Thecla to the standard New Testament canon. Although...

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Widukind of Corvey

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with vitae of St Paul and St Thecla doubtless based on the 2nd century Acts of Paul and Thecla, but no traces of them now remain.  One or more of the preceding...

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