A Dangerous Parting : The Beheading of John the Baptist in Early Christian Memory / Nathan L. Shedd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shedd, Nathan L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Collective memory.

Beheading.

John, the Baptist, Saint.

John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Traces early Christian interpretations of the story of John the Baptist's death by means of memory theory and reception theory, arguing that early Christians used John's beheading to justify hostility toward Jews"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A History of Violence

1. Violence Exposed: Social Memory Theory and the Negotiation of Trauma

2. Cultures of Violence: Beheading in the Ancient World

3. Contesting Violence: John's Beheading and Degradation in the Gospel of Mark

4. The Violence of Memory: Christian Identity via Anti-Jewish Polemic

Conclusion: Reading beyond Violence

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Primary Sources.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781481315241

1481315242

9781481315227

1481315226

OCLC:

1263246301