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Thekla in Syriac

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Jacob A. Lollar provides a complete text and reception analysis of the earliest extant copies of the Acts of Thekla, disciple of the apostle Paul and the most famous female saint in Christian histo...
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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.
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Price: £105.80
Pages: 340
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Imprint: Mohr Siebeck
Series: Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
ISBN: 9783161645136
Format: Paperback
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RELIGION / Christian Church / History, Religious institutions and organizations, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Theology
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Table of Contents: I. Chapter One: The Acts of Thekla a. Thekla in Syriac b. Methods and Approach II. Chapter Two: The Manuscripts a. The West Syriac (Miaphysite) Manuscripts b. A Melkite Manuscript(?) c. The East Syriac Manuscripts III. Chapter Three: Thekla in Syriac a. Translation aspects IV. Chapter Four: The West Syriac (Miaphysite) Tradition of Acts of Thekla V. Chapter Five: The West Syriac (Melkite) Tradition of Acts of Thekla VI. Chapter Six: The East Syriac (Catholic) Tradition of Acts of Thekla VII. Chapter Seven: The Reception of Acts of Thekla and the Cult of St. Thekla in the Syriac-Speaking Milieu a. Thekla in Syriac sources (Hagiography and Homilies) b. Thekla in Syriac Art and Iconography VIII. Appendix A: The West Syriac Manuscripts IX. Appendix B: The East Syriac Manuscripts X. Appendix C: Proper Names in the Syriac Acts of Thekla