So Randy... you got us reading some of Ehrman's work...
Here's where it leads:
http://www.antiochian.org/life_of_thekla
And the story goes on and on...
And it seems many people took it to heart, at the time... a woman's tale. But it was a fabrication... and yet... people accepted that tale for centuries.
Parallel that with the tale of women finding an empty tomb... and then we must ask: tales of women in positions of some relative power existed and were accepted... why should your tale of women be considered a legitimate account of real events?
Here's where it leads:
http://www.antiochian.org/life_of_thekla
Quote:According to ancient Syrian and Greek manuscripts, Saint Thekla was born into a prosperous pagan family in the Lycaonian city of Iconium (present-day Konya in south-central Turkey) in A.D. 16. When she was 18 years old and betrothed to a young man named Thamyris, Saint Paul the Apostle and Saint Barnabas arrived in Iconium from Antioch (Acts 14). Thekla’s mother Theokleia prohibited her from joining the crowds which gathered to hear Paul preach. But Thekla found that if she sat near her bedroom window she could hear his every word. Thekla sat there for three days and three nights listening to Paul preach the word of God. She was particularly touched by his call to chastity. As it became apparent that Thekla was becoming interested in the new Faith, Theokleia and Thamyris went to the governor of the city and complained about Paul and his preaching. To pacify them and the other outraged citizens of Iconium, the governor had Paul imprisoned to await trial.
When Thekla learned of Paul’s arrest she secretly went to the prison, and using her golden bracelets to bribe the guard, gained admittance to his cell. When she saw the Apostle she knelt before him and kissed the chains which bound his hands and feet. She remained there a long time listening to his message of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
And the story goes on and on...
And it seems many people took it to heart, at the time... a woman's tale. But it was a fabrication... and yet... people accepted that tale for centuries.
Parallel that with the tale of women finding an empty tomb... and then we must ask: tales of women in positions of some relative power existed and were accepted... why should your tale of women be considered a legitimate account of real events?
