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The myth of persecution : how early Christians invented a Story of Martyrdom / Candida R. Moss.
Van Pelt Library BR1601.3 .M67 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moss, Candida, 1978-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Martyrdom--Christianity.
- Martyrdom.
- Persecution.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Physical Description:
- 308 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperOne, [2013]
- Summary:
- A leading scholar on Christian history reveals how the early church forged stories of Christian martyrs and how the legacy of martyrdom is used today to condemn others as enemies and opponents.
- Contents:
- Martyrdom before Christianity
- Christian borrowing of Jewish and pagan martyrdom traditions
- Inventing martyrs in early Christianity
- How persecuted were the early Christians?
- Why did the Romans dislike Christians?
- Myths about martyrs
- The invention of the persecuted church
- The dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-295) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780062104526
- 0062104527
- OCLC:
- 795757996
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