Some Lessons From the Medieval Reception of the Acts of Thecla in the Light of the Latin Manuscripts

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB THEOL. CATH. LATINA, Volume 69 (LXIX), No. 1, June 2024, pp. 47-81en-US
dc.creatorZAMFIR, Korinna
dc.date2024-06-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T23:03:59Z
dc.descriptionThe large number and wide geographic spread of the Latin manuscripts shows that the Acts of Thecla were widely known in the Middle Ages in spite of the negative views of Tertullian, Jerome and the Decretum Gelasianum. Included in liturgical books, among martyr passions and lives of saints, the story shaped the faith of monastic, clerical and church communities. This paper explores the extent to which the manuscript tradition preserves or modifies the difficult details of the writing: the encratic teaching of Paul, Thecla’s affection for the apostle, and in particular her baptism and teaching. The Latin manuscripts are essentially faithful to the narrative, including potentially difficult issues. However, some manuscripts tend to mitigate details and statements that seem problematic, to align Thecla’s deeds with conventional ecclesial teaching and practice. Article history: Received 03.05.2024; Revised 05.05.2024; Accepted 15.05.2024 Available online: 07.06.2024. Available print: 30.06. 2024en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologialatina/article/view/7311
dc.identifier10.24193/theol.cath.latina.2024.LXIX.1.03
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/3177
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologialatina/article/view/7311/7089
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2024 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Catholica Latinaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Catholica Latina; Volume 69, No. 1, 2024; 47-81en-US
dc.source2065-944X
dc.source1582-2524
dc.source10.24193/theol.cath.latina.2024.LXIX.1
dc.subjectActs of Paul and Theclaen-US
dc.subjectLatin manuscriptsen-US
dc.subjectWestern receptionen-US
dc.subjectmartyr passionsen-US
dc.subjectlives of saintsen-US
dc.subjectbaptismen-US
dc.subjectwomen teachingen-US
dc.titleSome Lessons From the Medieval Reception of the Acts of Thecla in the Light of the Latin Manuscriptsen-US
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dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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