Ancient Christian martyrdom : diverse practices, theologies, and traditions /

The importance of martyrdom for the spread of Christianity in the first centuries of the Common Era is a question of enduring interest. In this innovative new study, Candida Moss offers a radically new history of martyrdom in the first and second centuries that challenges traditional understandings...

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Sonraí bibleagrafaíochta
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Moss, Candida, 1978- (Údar)
Formáid: Licensed eBooks
Teanga:Béarla
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2012]
Sraith:Anchor Yale Bible reference library.
Rochtain ar líne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=462900
Clár na nÁbhar:
  • Introduction
  • Cultural contexts: the good death and the self-conscious sufferer
  • Asia Minor: imitating Christ
  • Rome: contesting philosophy
  • Gaul: the victors of Vienne and Lyons
  • Roman North Africa: apocalyptic ascent
  • Alexandria: Clement and the true martyr
  • Conclusion.