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The Acts of Paul: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

This is the most complete translation of the Acts of Paul in English, together with a detailed commentary. The orientation is primarily literary, with detailed attention to the history of composition and revision. Unlike many studies, this commentary does not focus upon the story of Thecla.

She grabbed Alexander, tore his cloak, knocked the crown from his head and turned him into an object of derision. 2 (27). Both desiring her and ashamed at what had happened to him, Alexander arraigned Thecla before the governor. When she admitted what she had done he condemned her to the beasts, since Alexander was going to provide games. This astonished the women, who shouted, in the presence of the court: “Wicked judgment! Impious judgment!” Thecla asked the governor that she might remain a virgin
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