The Life and Miracles of Thekla

The Life and Miracles of Thekla
Author: Scott Fitzgerald Johnson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Acts of Paul and Thecla
ISBN: 9780674019614

The Life and Miracles of Thekla offers a unique view on the reception of classical and early Christian literature in Late Antiquity. This study examines the Life and Miracles as an intricate example of Greek writing and attempts to situate the work amidst a wealth of similar literary forms from the classical world. The first half of the Life and Miracles is an erudite paraphrase of the famous second-century Acts of Paul and Thekla. The second half is a collection of forty-six miracles that Thekla worked before and during the composition of the collection. This study represents a detailed investigation into the literary character of this ambitious Greek work from Late Antiquity.

Wystan and Chester

Wystan and Chester
Author: Thekla Clark
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780231107075

Clark's story is generously sprinkled with glimpses of Auden's eccentricities. She recollects his fascination with female anatomy and with the process of birth; his unusual mix of moral seriousness and intellectual frivolity; his love for church ritual and his conviction that homosexuality was wrong.

Cypriot Nationalisms in Context

Cypriot Nationalisms in Context
Author: Thekla Kyritsi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2018-12-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319978047

This book explores the different perspectives and historical moments of nationalism in Cyprus. It does this by looking at nationalism as a form of identity, as a form of ideology, and as a form of politics. The fifteen contributors to this book are scholars of different scientific backgrounds and present Cypriot nationalisms from an interdisciplinary framework, including approaches such as history, political science, psychology, and gender studies. The chapters take a historical approach to nationalism and argue that the world of nations, ethnic identity, and national ideology are neither eternal, nor ahistorical nor primordial, but are rather socially constructed and function within particular historical and social contexts. As a land that was, and still is, marked by opposed nationalisms – that is, Greek and Turkish – Cyprus constitutes a fertile ground for examining the history, the dynamics, and the dialectics of nationalism.

From Jesus to Christ

From Jesus to Christ
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0300164106

"Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study."—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology. "Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights."—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion "This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian."—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion "Fredriksen confronts her documents—principally the writings of the New Testament—as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so, she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor

One Final Firecracker

One Final Firecracker
Author: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007-05-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060852844

A giant spider and several other odd creatures from the earlier books in the Hamlet Chronicles return as the small Vermont town celebrates a grammar school graduation, Miss Earth's wedding, and the Fourth of July.

Recovering the Real Lost Gospel

Recovering the Real Lost Gospel
Author: Darrell L. Bock
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0805464654

Darrell L. Bock suggests the real lost gospel is the one already found in the Bible and reminds everyone of what it means: good news. --from publisher description.

Children in Exile

Children in Exile
Author: Thekla Clark
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The story of two refugee families--one Vietnamese, one Cambodian--"adopted" by an American family living in Tuscany.

The Cult of Saint Thecla

The Cult of Saint Thecla
Author: Stephen J. Davis
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2008-10-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199548714

Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint and 'martyr' in the early church. Bringing together literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence, the author shows how the cult of Saint Thecla was especially popular among early Christian women.

Paul

Paul
Author: Edgar Johnson Goodspeed
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1912
Genre: Bible
ISBN: