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Early Christian sarcophagus fragment shows Paul at the helm of a ship bearing the name Thecla, possibly that of the deceased.
The World of Paul 1996
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The name Thecla does not appear on the list of the abbesses of Kitzingen, but it is generally thought that she is designated as Heilga, or "the saint"; unless we admit this, the list must be considered interpolated.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Many others of the Fathers speak of Thecla as of a person whose history was well known.
The Canon of the Old and New Testaments Ascertained, or The Bible Complete without the Apocrypha and Unwritten Traditions. 1772-1851 1851
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As he suggests, the Jewish background of this text is obvious, and numerous parallels exist in later Jewish liturgy; the Christian references to Peter, Paul, and Thecla have been added at the end of this catalogue.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Thecla was an early Christian saint whose life was narrated in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Some later Christians remembered Paul as an advocate for women's authority, as we see in the Acts of Paul and Thecla.
Greg Carey: The Power And Presence of Women In The Earliest Churches Greg Carey 2011
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Some later Christians remembered Paul as an advocate for women's authority, as we see in the Acts of Paul and Thecla.
Greg Carey: The Power And Presence of Women In The Earliest Churches Greg Carey 2011
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As he suggests, the Jewish background of this text is obvious, and numerous parallels exist in later Jewish liturgy; the Christian references to Peter, Paul, and Thecla have been added at the end of this catalogue.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Thecla was an early Christian saint whose life was narrated in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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As he suggests, the Jewish background of this text is obvious, and numerous parallels exist in later Jewish liturgy; the Christian references to Peter, Paul, and Thecla have been added at the end of this catalogue.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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