Tertullian's views of gender, baptism, and martyrdom through the examples of Thecla and Perpetua
Using mainly textual analysis, this thesis examines Tertullian's views of gender, baptism, and martyrdom by studying his differing reactions to the martyrs Thecla and Perpetua. Tertullian was the first write to make reference to both of these women. Considering Tertullian was the only church...
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4759 |