Jewish martyrs in the pagan and Christian worlds

This book presents a linear history of Jewish martyrdom, from the Hellenistic period to the high Middle Ages. Following the chronology of sources, the study challenges the general consensus that martyrdom was an original Hellenistic Jewish idea. Instead, Jews like Philo and Josephus internalised the...

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Subtitles:Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan & Christian Worlds
Main Author: Shepkaru, Shmuel (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2006.
In:Year: 2006
Reviews:Shmuel Shepkaru, Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds (2008) (Henten, Jan Willem van, 1955 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism
B Martyr / History 300 BC-1300
Further subjects:B Martyrdom Judaism History To 1500
B Martyrdom ; Judaism ; History ; To 1500
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780521842815
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Shepkaru, Shmuel (Author)
Cambridge Univ. Press 2006
Print Book 484320300
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History 135 BC-1100