Shmuel Shepkaru

Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An examination of Jewish martyrdom in the context of Christianity revealing their martyrological interaction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 691g
• ISBN-13: 9780521117418
• ISBN-10: 0521117410
• Artikelnr.: 26204749

Autorenporträt

Shmuel Shepkaru is an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Oklahoma University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Mythic martyrs
2. Between God and Caesar
3. 'It is written in the law'
4. Byzantine burnt offerings
5. Zarfat
6. Ve Ashkenaz: traditional manifestations
7. Ve Ashkenaz: manifestations of a milieu
8. Singing in the fire
9. Fire from heaven
10. Shifting paradigms
Notes
Bibliography
Index.