Abstract
Women portrayed in the Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas, in the Acts of Paul (and Thecla), in the Acts of Thomas and in the Gospel of Mary of Magdala have visions, dreams, auditions, and bodily experiences that they deem divinely inspired or related to the “Spirit.” These are prophetic experiences – understood in the ancient Mediterranean as a communication process between humans and the divine with the aim of reaching a larger audience – despite not being traditionally labeled as such. To validate their prophetic activity, women in these stories adopt changes in attire, disregard family and marriage, and adopt public functions. Such behavior, as well as their silence outside of moments of ecstasy, is a way of asserting publicly their identity as prophets.
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