Martyred for the church: memorializations of the effective deaths of bishop martyrs in the second century ce
Auteur :
Buol, Justin
Éditeur :
Mohr Siebeck
ISBN :
9783161563898
Date de publication :
21 sept. 2018
Dimensions :
23,7 x 15,6 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
529 g
Format :
Saddle-sewn; Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
Justin Buol draws on Greco-Roman and biblical accounts of leaders' beneficial deaths for their followers in order to argue that second-century accounts of bishops' martyrdoms portray the bishops as dying to unite, strengthen, and protect the Church from the dangers of false belief.