ELÇİSİNİN TERKETTİĞİ KADIN: APOKRİF ELÇİLERİN İŞLERİ ARASINDA THEKLA’NIN EŞSİZ KONUMU

Year 2021, Volume: 21 Issue: 2, 963 - 986, 30.09.2021

Elif Hilal Karaman

https://doi.org/10.33415/daad.960012

Abstract

Thekla, Pavlus’un İşleri’nde adı geçen bir kadındır. Apokrif Elçilerin İşleri’ndeki diğer birçok hikâye gibi, onun hikâyesinde de bir elçi, Hristiyan inancına geçme, çetin sınavlar, karmaşa ve kahramanlık vardır. Pavlus ve Thecla'nın İşleri, tüm bu unsurları diğer Apokrif İşler ile paylaşırken, Thekla’nın hikâyesi, diğerlerinin sahip olmadığı tartışılmaz bir üne ve şöhrete sahiptir. Thekla, Apokrif İşler’deki diğer bütün kadınlardan çok daha fazla dikkat çekmiştir. Kilise babaları ve diğer antik yazarlar Thekla’ya eserlerinde yer vermişler ve bu da çağdaş literatürün daha yoğun ilgisini uyandırmıştır. Bu makale, hikâyenin kendine has bir karakter kazanmasına sebep olan unsurların, özellikle Pavlus ve Thekla arasındaki ilişkinin üzerine yoğunlaşarak bu şöhretin ardındaki sebebi araştıracaktır.

Keywords

Pavlus, Hristiyan Kadınlar, Mucize, Kilise Babaları, Hristiyan Riyazeti.

A WOMAN ABANDONED BY HER APOSTLE: THECLA’S UNIQUENESS AMONG THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

Abstract

Thecla appears in the apocryphal Acts of Paul. Like many other women in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, her story involves an apostle, Christian conversion, turmoil, and heroism. While the Acts of Paul and Thecla shares all these elements with other Apocryphal Acts, Thecla’s story has an unquestionable reputation and fame that others do not. Thecla attracted much more attention than any other woman in the Apocryphal Acts. Church fathers and other ancient authors gave her a place in their works which has triggered intense interest from modern scholarship. This article will investigate the reason for Thecla’s fame, focusing particularly on the elements of her relationship with Paul which earned the story’s distinct character.

Keywords

Pavlus, Hristiyan Kadınlar, Mucize, Kilise Babaları, Hristiyan Riyazeti

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