Table of Contents:




I. Chapter One: The Acts of Thekla



a. Thekla in Syriac



b. Methods and Approach






II. Chapter Two: The Manuscripts



a. The West Syriac (Miaphysite) Manuscripts



b. A Melkite Manuscript(?)



c. The East Syriac Manuscripts






III. Chapter Three: Thekla in Syriac



a. Translation aspects






IV. Chapter Four: The West Syriac (Miaphysite) Tradition of Acts of Thekla






V. Chapter Five: The West Syriac (Melkite) Tradition of Acts of Thekla






VI. Chapter Six: The East Syriac (Catholic) Tradition of Acts of Thekla



VII. Chapter Seven: The Reception



of Acts of Thekla and the Cult of St. Thekla in the Syriac-Speaking Milieu



a. Thekla in Syriac sources (Hagiography and Homilies)



b. Thekla in Syriac Art and Iconography






VIII. Appendix A: The West Syriac Manuscripts






IX. Appendix B: The East Syriac Manuscripts






X. Appendix C: Proper Names in the Syriac Acts of Thekla