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Thecla

The Acts of Paul and Thecla, probably written in Greek in the second century, recounts the conversion of Thecla from traditional Greco-Roman religion to Christianity and her martyrdom as a Christian. It includes Thecla’s first-person account of her experience in prison and her visions.

how Thecla was saved from her evil mother and terrifying death

Thecla was engaged to Thamyris, but fell in love with Paul. Her evil mother Theocleia was mean to her. But Thecla was saved from fire and beasts, thank God. … Read the post how Thecla was saved from her evil mother and terrifying death

how Paul seduced Thecla in Iconium and brought her to God

Dating from the 2nd Christian century, the non-biblical Acts of Paul and Thecla teaches men how to seduce women and bring them to God. … Read the post how Paul seduced Thecla in Iconium and brought her to God