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A WOMAN ABANDONED BY HER APOSTLE: THECLA’S UNIQUENESS AMONG THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

Elçisinin Terkettiği Kadın: Apokrif Elçilerin İşleri Arasında Thekla’nın Eşsiz Konumu

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963–986
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2022-10-11
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This article will investigate the reason for Thecla’s fame, focusing particularly on the elements of her relationship with Paul which earnedthe story’s distinct character.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Thecla appears in the apocryphal Acts of Paul.
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Key Findings & Data:Like many other women inthe Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, her story involves an apostle, Christian conversion, turmoil, and heroism.
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Conclusion & Impact:This article will investigate the reason for Thecla’s fame, focusing particularly on the elements of her relationship with Paul which earnedthe story’s distinct character.
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Thecla appears in the apocryphal Acts of Paul. Like many other women inthe Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, her story involves an apostle, Christian conversion, turmoil, and heroism. While the Acts of Paul and Thecla shares all theseelements with other Apocryphal Acts, Thecla’s story has an unquestionable reputation and fame that others do not. Thecla attracted much more attention than any other woman in the Apocryphal Acts. Church fathers and other ancient authors gave her a place in their works which has triggered intense interest frommodern scholarship. This article will investigate the reason for Thecla’s fame, focusing particularly on the elements of her relationship with Paul which earnedthe story’s distinct character.

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Thekla, Pavlus’un İşleri’nde adı geçen bir kadındır. Apokrif Elçilerin İşleri’ndeki diğer birçok hikâye gibi, onun hikâyesinde de bir elçi, Hristiyan inancına geçme, çetin sınavlar, karmaşa ve kahramanlık vardır. Pavlus ve Thecla'nın İşleri, tüm bu unsurları diğer Apokrif İşler ile paylaşırken, Thekla’nın hikâyesi, diğerlerinin sahip olmadığı tartışılmaz bir üne ve şöhrete sahiptir. Thekla, Apokrif İşler’deki diğer bütün kadınlardan çok daha fazla dikkat çekmiştir. Kilise babaları ve diğer antik yazarlar Thekla’ya eserlerinde yer vermişler ve bu da çağdaş literatürün daha yoğun ilgisini uyandırmıştır. Bu makale, hikâyenin kendine has bir karakter kazanmasına sebep olan unsurların, özellikle Pavlus ve Thekla arasındaki ilişkinin üzerine yoğunlaşarak bu şöhretin ardındaki sebebi araştıracaktır.

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KARAMAN, E. H. (2022). A WOMAN ABANDONED BY HER APOSTLE: THECLA’S UNIQUENESS AMONG THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. Dinbilimleri Akademik Araştırma Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 2, 963–986. https://ajindex.com/articles/489025

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