The Acts of Thecla with Hal Taussig

Hal Taussig is visiting Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York, where he has taught masters and doctoral level studies since 1998. He also is Professor of Early Christianity at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. He has retired from 30+ years as a United Methodist pastor, and now is specially assigned by his bishop as a consultant to local congregations. One of the favorite stories from the first two centuries of the Jesus movements is the Acts of Thecla, a vibrant story of a young woman who rejects her family and battles the government in order to join the Apostle Paul to become a teacher and healer like him. Hal examines the social and spiritual meanings of this narrative for both the ancient Christ movements and for the 21st century.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org