Classics

What role did standing stones play in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ancient Near East during the Bronze and Iron Ages? Mathias Litzenburger analyzes archaeological evidence, inscriptions, and biblical texts, revealing the stones' polyvalent functions as markers, images, and ritual objects.

In the second century, Clement of Alexandria places the learners at the center of Christian-ethical instruction in his Paidagogos. Johanna A. Jürgens reconstructs their profile and, from there, explores the pedagogical implications of their central position for Clement's educational concept.

Jacob A. Lollar provides a complete text and reception analysis of the earliest extant copies of the Acts of Thekla, disciple of the apostle Paul and the most famous female saint in Christian history. He offers new insights into the earliest attestations of her story from West Asia to North Africa.