Martyrdom and Noble Death: Selected Texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian AntiquityPsychology Press, 2002 - 200 páginas This volume explores the fascinating phenomenon of noble death through pagan, Jewish and Christian sources. Today's society is uncomfortable with death, and willingly submitting to a violent and ostentatious death in public is seen as particularly shocking and unusual. Yet classical sources give a different view, with public self-sacrifice often being applauded. The Romans admired a heroic end in the battlefield or the arena, suicide in the tradition of Socrates was something laudable, and Christians and Jews alike faithfully commemorated their heroes who died during religious persecutions. The cross-cultural approach and wide chronological range of this study make it valuable for students and scholars of ancient history, religion and literature. |
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
Pagan traditions of noble death | 9 |
Noble death in early Jewish sources | 42 |
Christian martyrs from the first to the third century CE | 88 |
Martyrdom and noble death in the rabbinic tradition | 132 |
Bibliography | 177 |
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Martyrdom and Noble Death: Selected Texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish and ... Friedrich Avemarie,Jan Willem van Henten Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
Martyrdom and Noble Death: Selected Texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and ... Jan Willem van Henten,Friedrich Avemarie Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
Martyrdom and Noble Death: Selected Texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish and ... Friedrich Avemarie,Jan Willem van Henten Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abraham accusation Acts Ahiqar Alexandrian Anaxarchus ancient Antiochus Apol Appianus Aqiva arrest Athenian Bastiaensen Belkira Berakhot biblical Binding of Isaac Blandina brothers century BCE Chapter Christian martyrs commander concerning Daniel daughter Deut devotio divine early Christian Eleazar emperor Esarhaddon Euripides Eusebius execution Exod father fire funeral orations God's Greek Hanina ben Teradion heaven Hebrew Henten Holy Ignatius Introduction Isaac Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jews Josephus Judaean Justin kill king Lamentations Rabbah Letter live Lord Lugd Macc Maccabaean Maccabees Mart martyr texts Martyrdom of Polycarp martyrs Masada Midrash mother motif Munich Nebuchadnezzar noble death pagan Pappus passages Perpetua persecution Philo philosophical prayer prefect Rusticus prophets prostrate punishment rabbinic Razis references Roman Rome sacrifice scholars second century Septuagint Shim'on Sifra Socrates soul story suffering suicide T.B. Avodah Zarah Talmud Targum Testament tion Torah torture tradition translation tyrant Vilna Writing to Diognetus Yishma'el Yose
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