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Syriac manuscripts preserve the earliest extant complete copies of the Acts of Thekla . However, since the publication of four copies in 1871, the Syriac version has been largely neglected in favour of the Coptic fragments and Greek manuscripts. Jacob A. Lollar presents the first full monograph devoted to the Syriac text of the Acts of Thekla and its reception. Employing the methods of material philology, he offers an innovative assessment of the reception of Thekla's story and her cult in Syriac traditions by closely examining the materials (manuscripts, iconography, liturgy) in which they are embodied. Much like the text, the reception of Thekla in Syriac-speaking traditions has long been overlooked. In this volume, the author examines all known instances of the reception of the Acts of Thekla and the cult of St. Thekla in the Syriac tradition, covering the 6th to the 2oth century.
Price: £105.80
Pages: 430
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Imprint: Mohr Siebeck
Series: Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
Publication Date:
31 July 2026
ISBN: 9783161645136
Format: Paperback
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Born 1987; 2018 PhD (Florida State University); 2022-24 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Universität Regensburg; British Academy International Fellow Durham University.
Table of Contents: I. Chapter One: The Acts of Theklaa. Thekla in Syriacb. Methods and ApproachII. Chapter Two: The Manuscriptsa. The West Syriac (Miaphysite) Manuscriptsb. A Melkite Manuscript(?)c. The East Syriac ManuscriptsIII. Chapter Three: Thekla in Syriaca. Translation aspectsIV. Chapter Four: The West Syriac (Miaphysite) Tradition of Acts of TheklaV. Chapter Five: The West Syriac (Melkite) Tradition of Acts of TheklaVI. Chapter Six: The East Syriac (Catholic) Tradition of Acts of TheklaVII. Chapter Seven: The Receptionof Acts of Thekla and the Cult of St. Thekla in the Syriac-Speaking Milieua. Thekla in Syriac sources (Hagiography and Homilies)b. Thekla in Syriac Art and IconographyVIII. Appendix A: The West Syriac ManuscriptsIX. Appendix B: The East Syriac ManuscriptsX. Appendix C: Proper Names in the Syriac Acts of Thekla