Beyond the Measure of Man
The martyrdom and apology of Socrates seem to have been received by early Christians as model narratives for Christians to refer to. Anyhow, Socratic martyrdom, because of its specific tenets, could even for Christians easily function as a literary paradigm of integrity. Some of the specifics have v...
| Published in: | Church history and religious culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Church history and religious culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Socrates 469 BC-399 BC
/ Church
/ Martyrology
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KCD Hagiography; saints TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Early Church
apologists
martyrdom
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The martyrdom and apology of Socrates seem to have been received by early Christians as model narratives for Christians to refer to. Anyhow, Socratic martyrdom, because of its specific tenets, could even for Christians easily function as a literary paradigm of integrity. Some of the specifics have very much so moulded the western mind-set regarding issues of freedom of mind and faith and the elenctic force of the Christian faith. As such Socrates was almost deemed a Christian—at least a great grand-martyr of some type of pre-Christian blood. Socrates’ martyrdom displayed archetypical features, and genuinely demonstrated to come forth from the source of the Absolute, that is: the eternal Logos and the prophetic Spirit. Hence, the person of Socrates could also be characterized as a martyr-prophet, who lived and died for his primordial convictions, and who was able to direct gentile comrades and opponents to the truth of Logos and Spirit, even to the very heart of revealed faith. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2428 |
| Contains: | In: Church history and religious culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712428-09504001 |