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| Keywords: Paul and Thecla.jpg en Fresco of Paul and Thecla from 6th century Discovered in 1906 in the Cave of St Thecla and St Paul on the northern slope of Bülbül Dag above the ruins of ancient Ephesus They both have the same height and are therefore iconographically of equal importance They both have their right hands raised in teaching gesture and are therefore iconographically of equal authority But while the eyes and upraised hand of Paul are untouched some later person scratched out the eyes and erased the upraised hand of Thecla An earlier image in which Thecla and Paul were equally authoritative apostolic figures has been replaced by one in which the male is apostolic and authoritative and the female is blinded and silenced reference http //www johndominiccrossan com/In 20Search 20of 20Paul htm John Dominic Crossan In Search Paul 1906 http //www lost-history com/images/ unknown maister PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Saint Thecla Frescos of Saint Paul | ||||
