Christian memories of the maccabean martyrs
Auteur :
Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, D.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349371136
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2009
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines texts and materials, ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to northwestern Europe, related to the Maccabean martyrs. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski demonstrates that Christian thinkers constructed memories of the Maccabean martyrs that simultaneously appropriated Jewish traditions and obscured the Jewish origins of Christianity.