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BarbaraGordon · 02-02-2007, 05:00 PM

If you've never read the Acts of Thecla (an ancient Christian work that didn't make it into the New Testament), you really need to!

It's all about how Thecla and Paul went around teaching women to abandon the needs of "weak" men and dedicate themselves to lives of chastity. Even in marriage!

I can't IMAGINE how the church fathers managed to exclude this one from the canon. Probably some complicated theological issue, right?

No, but seriously, it's a great read anyway. I highly recommend.

02-02-2007, 05:00 PM	#1
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	Ladies... If you've never read the Acts of Thecla (an ancient Christian work that didn't make it into the New Testament), you really need to! It's all about how Thecla and Paul went around teaching women to abandon the needs of "weak" men and dedicate themselves to lives of chastity. Even in marriage! I can't IMAGINE how the church fathers managed to exclude this one from the canon. Probably some complicated theological issue, right? No, but seriously, it's a great read anyway. I highly recommend.