Thecla's story is one of many in the Apocryphal Acts which portray women giving up ... upon hearing the preaching of Paul, renounces her family and fiance to follow him. She eventually becomes ...

Bethany, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Arimathea - smaller villages important in the four Gospels Caesarea - seat of Roman Government; site of Paul's imprisonment (Acts 8:40; 9:30; 10:1-24; 11:11; 25:1-13 ...

Eventually, the Church accepts Gentile believers and promotes the gospel throughout the whole known world (13-28 ... His named is changed to Paul and Acts follows his life.