Martyred for the church : memorializations of the effective deaths of bishop martyrs in the second century CE /

In this study, Justin Buol analyzes the writings connected with the deaths of Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna and Pothinus of Lyons in light of earlier accounts of the noble deaths of military, political, and religious leaders from Greco-Roman literature and the Bible, which record benefits...

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Main Author:	Buol, Justin (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2018]
Series:	Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 471.
Subjects:	Christian martyrs > Biography. Bishops > Biography. Church history > 2nd century.