The Passion of Thecla : Faith and Fortitude

This book is about: The First Female Christian Missionary and Evangelist - The First Female Christian Martyr - The First Christian Feminist - The First Christian Hermitess and Ascetic - The Teenager who became a Saint. It is a story that revolves around two characters: a great man who became a legend and a saint, and a great woman who has long lingered in obscurity. The great man is Saint Paul, the Apostle. The setting is his First Missionary Voyage to spread the Gospel to the Gentiles. The year is 47 AD. What happened there stunned the world forever! The heart of the story is the faith journey of a young girl. A story of passion, courage, and fortitude. Her lifestyle choices would become legendary. Her exploits would become renowned. And she would become a saint in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Episcopal, and Coptic religious traditions. But her name would fade from history. So who was she? And what happened? Here, in "The Passion of Thecla: Faith and Fortitude," is the whole story.Speculative, but soundly based on the Bible and credible historical records! It may have all happened just like this!