Christian History Corner: A Cave of One's Own
Who were the early church's 'desert mothers'?
By Elesha Coffman, Assistant Editor of Christian History magazine | posted 1/01/2000 12:00AM
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More Christian History, including a listing of events that occurred this week in the church's past, is available at
ChristianHistory.netChristian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous Christian History Corners include:For Better or Worse | The Church of England's current wrestling with divorce echoes its inception (Jan 28, 2000)
Out with the Old? | As rumors of Pope John Paul II's retirement circulate, it's worth remembering the story of the last pope to resign (Jan. 21, 2000)
Roman, Lend Me Your Ear | When a bishop rebuked a Christian emperor, who had the final word? (Jan. 14, 2000)
Good King, Bad King | How Christian was the king whose name is almost always associated with the Bible? (Jan. 7, 2000)The full text of
Acts of Paul and Thecla is available online in the Saint Pachomius Orthodox Library.For more on Thecla and her contemporaries, see Christian History issue 17:
Women in the Early Church, which is available for five dollars.
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