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The "Anti-household" Paul: Thecla

Dale B. MartinYale University

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48:34·2009·introductory level

This lecture analyzes The Acts of Paul and Thecla, a narrative akin to Greco-Roman novels, redirecting eroticism towards asceticism. It discusses the text's anti-marriage, anti-family message and its potential feminist interpretation with Thecla as the hero.

HistoryActs of Paul and TheclaEarly Christian ApocryphaAsceticismSexual Revolution

Introduction to New Testament (RLST 152)

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Dale B. Martin

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Dale B. Martin is a Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University, focusing on the history and literature of the New Testament and early Christianity.

1 course · 22 lecturesCanon
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