Martyrdom and Noble Death <subTitle>Selected texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian antiquity</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Henten, Jan Willem van</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1955-</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">1:4</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Routledge</publisher> <dateIssued>2002</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>200tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback, illustrations</extent> <extent>23cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>... Martyrdom and Noble Death explores the fascinating phenomenon of noble death through pagan, Jewish and Christian sources. The authors look at Jewish and Christian articulations of noble death as martyrdom, asking how we construct the figure of a martyr, and what makes a passage a 'martyr text'. The book combines accessible introductions with a wide range of relevant translated texts, dating from the eighth century B.C.E. to the rabbinic period (up to the fifth century C.E.). The cross-cultural approach and wide chronological range of this study make it valuable for students and scholars of ancient history, religion and literature.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Jan Willem van Henten, Friedrich Avemarie</note> <subject> <topic>Martyrdom -- Christianity</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Spirituality -- Comparative studies</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">272</classification> <classification authority="ddc">J33-H53</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780415138918, 0415138914</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/13446/ma.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/13446/ma.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071243.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>