{"product_id":"out-of-the-shadows-the-acts-of-paul-and-thecla-paperback","title":"Out of the Shadows, the Acts of Paul and Thecla - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Brandon Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePerry V. Kea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThecla is one of the strangest characters from Christianity's past. She falls in love with the apostle Paul's teaching on continence, twice faces martyrdom, fights with beasts in the arena, cuts her hair, cross-dresses, baptizes herself, and becomes a preacher. Tertullian tried to silence her story and the Pastoral Epistles warned about women like her. The Acts of Paul and Thecla was widespread and popular but then was hidden away in the Apocrypha. In recent years, Thecla has come out of the shadows. Her story reframes conventional views of second-century Jesus communities. Out of the Shadows offers a vibrant and accessible modern translation and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Brandon Scott is the Darbeth Distinguished Professor of New Testament Emeritus at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the author and editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHear Then the Parable\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Resurrection\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and \u003ci\u003eThe Real Paul\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). He is coauthor with Margaret Lee of \u003ci\u003eSound Mapping the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e (2008, second edition: Cascade, 2022), and coauthor with Erin Vearncombe and Hal Taussig of \u003ci\u003eAfter Jesus before Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perry V. Kea is associate professor emeritus of biblical studies at the University of Indianapolis, Indiana. He participated in several Westar Seminars, including the Jesus Seminar, the Acts Seminar, and the Christianity Seminar. He served as the chair of the board of directors of Westar from 2014 to 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 86\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753075999008,"sku":"9798385219247","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3f8fe1cb68b4725749c1fd22525b1192_cb0c31ba-655c-4de2-b993-47bf932bc9fb.webp?v=1780012006","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-of-the-shadows-the-acts-of-paul-and-thecla-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}