Martyrdom and noble death : selected texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian antiquity

Martyrdom and noble death : selected texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian antiquity /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henten, Jan Willem van, 1955-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Avemarie, Friedrich
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Series:Context of early Christianity.
Subjects:
Martyrdom > Comparative studies.
Death > Religious aspects > Comparative studies.
Martyrdom.
Death > Religious aspects.
Death.
Comparative studies.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (three simultaneous users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Pagan traditions of noble death
  • Noble death in early Jewish sources
  • Christian martyrs from the first to the third century CE
  • Martyrdom and noble death in the rabbinic tradition.

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