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1882
Volume 21, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1155-3316
  • E-ISSN: 2034-6468

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Abstract

In the martyrdom scene in Antioch in thetwo puzzling features occur: Thecla apparently baptizes herself, and the deceased pagan Falconilla is transferred to the realm of the just. This article proposes that the two phenomena may be read together as owing to an interpretation of Paul’s reference to a baptism for the dead (1 Cor 15:29), which formed the generative substructure of the Thecla narrative in this instance.

Abstract

Dans la scène du martyre à Antioche deson rencontre deux traits étonnants: Thècle semble se baptiser ellemême et la défunte païenne Falconilla est transférée dans le royaume des justes. Cet article propose que les deux phénomènes puissent être lus ensemble comme une interprétation de la référence paulinienne d’un baptême pour les morts (1 Co 15, 20) qui, dans ce cas, a représenté le motif sous-jacent à l’histoire de Thècle.

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