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Radical Martyrdom and Cosmic Conflict in Early Christianity

Middleton, Paul
Innbundet / 2006 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780567041647
Publisert
2006-06-30
Utgiver
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T.& T.Clark Ltd
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470 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
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UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter
Middleton, Paul

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Paul Middleton studied at the University of Glasgow, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Edinburgh University, and is a Church of Scotland minister.

Radical Martyrdom and Cosmic Conflict in Early Christianity

Middleton, Paul
Innbundet / 2006 / Engelsk
Middleton, Paul
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Mention - The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 27, 2006

Mention - New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 52 No. 3, 2008

Review in International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08

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"A welcome addition to the study of martyrdom that offers new insights into a previously maligned group of early Christians."

- Candida Moss, Expository Times

"This book is important, persuasive and well written. It illuminates a neglected aspect of early Christian suffering, sets out a convincing socio-historical basis in the Empire and shows how Jesus' call to disicipleship and the rich suffering motif in the New Testament contribute to this perspective. An excellent resource for those reflecting on the suffering motif in the late Second Temple period Judaism and the early church." Journal for the Study of the New Testament Booklist 2009

- Kent E. Brower, Journal for the Study of the New Testament

"Middleton demonstrates his thesis successfully...In all, a provocative read for the specialist or graduate researcher." - Michael W. Holmes, Religious Studies Review, June 2008

- Michael W. Holmes, Religious Studies Review

Several view of martyrdom co-existed in the early Church. The orthodox position, generally accepted by scholars, was that a Christian should choose martyrdom rather than deny the Faith, but should not, on any account, court death. Although it has been recognised that some in the early Church did seek a glorified death, by giving themselves over to arrest, most scholars have dismissed such acts as differing from the accepted attitude to martyrdom in the early Church. Therefore, instances of volitional, or radical martyrdom, have been largely overlooked or sidelined in scholarly investigations into the theology and origins of Christian martyrdom. Paul Middleton argues that, far from being a deviant strand of early Christianity, radical martyrdom was a significant, and widely held idealised form of devotion in the late first to early third centuries. Christian martyrdom is placed within the heritage of Jewish War tradition, with each martyr making an important contribution to the cosmic conflict between Satan and God. Radical Martyrdom re-examines the presentation, theology, and origins of Christian martyrdom up to the beginning of the Decian persecutions in the light of new perspectives on the subject.
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Re-examines the presentation, theology, and origins of Christian martyrdom up to the beginning of the Decian persecutions. However, this project argues that, far from being a deviant strand of early Christianity, radical martyrdom was a significant, and widely held idealized form of Christ-devotion in the late first to early third centuries.
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Introduction: Making Martyrs.; 1. Radical Martyrdom in Early Christian Heterodoxy.; 2. Drawing Battle Lines: Christianity and Rome.; 3. Towards a Christian Theology of Martyrdom.; 4. The Origins of Christian Martyrdom.; 5. Radical Martyrdom and Cosmic Conflict in the New Testament.
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Â- A re-examination of martyrdom in the first two centuries, including a neglected strand of early Christianity.
Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. The European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.
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Mention - The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 27, 2006

Mention - New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 52 No. 3, 2008

Review in International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08

Se alle

"A welcome addition to the study of martyrdom that offers new insights into a previously maligned group of early Christians."

- Candida Moss, Expository Times

"This book is important, persuasive and well written. It illuminates a neglected aspect of early Christian suffering, sets out a convincing socio-historical basis in the Empire and shows how Jesus' call to disicipleship and the rich suffering motif in the New Testament contribute to this perspective. An excellent resource for those reflecting on the suffering motif in the late Second Temple period Judaism and the early church." Journal for the Study of the New Testament Booklist 2009

- Kent E. Brower, Journal for the Study of the New Testament

"Middleton demonstrates his thesis successfully...In all, a provocative read for the specialist or graduate researcher." - Michael W. Holmes, Religious Studies Review, June 2008

- Michael W. Holmes, Religious Studies Review

Several view of martyrdom co-existed in the early Church. The orthodox position, generally accepted by scholars, was that a Christian should choose martyrdom rather than deny the Faith, but should not, on any account, court death. Although it has been recognised that some in the early Church did seek a glorified death, by giving themselves over to arrest, most scholars have dismissed such acts as differing from the accepted attitude to martyrdom in the early Church. Therefore, instances of volitional, or radical martyrdom, have been largely overlooked or sidelined in scholarly investigations into the theology and origins of Christian martyrdom. Paul Middleton argues that, far from being a deviant strand of early Christianity, radical martyrdom was a significant, and widely held idealised form of devotion in the late first to early third centuries. Christian martyrdom is placed within the heritage of Jewish War tradition, with each martyr making an important contribution to the cosmic conflict between Satan and God. Radical Martyrdom re-examines the presentation, theology, and origins of Christian martyrdom up to the beginning of the Decian persecutions in the light of new perspectives on the subject.
Les mer
Re-examines the presentation, theology, and origins of Christian martyrdom up to the beginning of the Decian persecutions. However, this project argues that, far from being a deviant strand of early Christianity, radical martyrdom was a significant, and widely held idealized form of Christ-devotion in the late first to early third centuries.
Les mer
Introduction: Making Martyrs.; 1. Radical Martyrdom in Early Christian Heterodoxy.; 2. Drawing Battle Lines: Christianity and Rome.; 3. Towards a Christian Theology of Martyrdom.; 4. The Origins of Christian Martyrdom.; 5. Radical Martyrdom and Cosmic Conflict in the New Testament.
Les mer
Â- A re-examination of martyrdom in the first two centuries, including a neglected strand of early Christianity.
Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. The European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780567041647
Publisert
2006-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
470 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter
Middleton, Paul

Biografisk notat

Paul Middleton studied at the University of Glasgow, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Edinburgh University, and is a Church of Scotland minister.

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