The Lost Books of the Bible, Part 8, Chapter X summary
Part 8, Chapter X of 170 · 3 min to read the chapter
In Chapter X, Thecla rejoins Paul, reports her baptism, and receives his approval to teach before returning to Iconium, where her mother rejects her faith. She then settles near Seleucia, instructs women, and performs miraculous cures that draw crowds and cause the city's physicians to plot against her.
What happens
- Paul approves Thecla's teaching, and she travels to Iconium, where she prays in the house of Onesiphorus.
- Thecla learns that Thamyris is dead, fails to persuade her mother to believe, and leaves to pray at Daphne.
- A bright cloud guides Thecla to a mountain near Seleucia, where she endures the devil's temptations with Christ's help.
- Women receive instruction from Thecla, and many adopt a monastic life beside her.
- Thecla's miraculous cures deprive the physicians of business, and their envy leads them to plot against her.
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What to notice
Paul explicitly approves Thecla's role as a teacher. Her journeys lead into sustained instruction and a community of women near Seleucia.
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Why do the physicians of Seleucia begin plotting against Thecla?
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