The myth of persecution : how early Christians invented a story of martyrdom / Candida Moss. [print]

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Moss, Candida R [Author]

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TextEdition: First edition.itionDescription: 310 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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9780062104526
9780062104557

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BR1601.M913.M984 2013
BR1601

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Christian borrowing of Jewish and Pagan partyrdom traditions -- Inventing martyrs in early Christianity -- How persecuted were the early Christians? -- Why did the Romans dislike Christians? -- Myths about martyrs -- The invention of the persecuted Church -- The dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex.

Subject: According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire. In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss reveals that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction-there was no sustained three-hundred-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. While there were some martyrs, most of these stories were pious exaggerations and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. Moss encourages modern Christians to get the history of persecution right and embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide. ~ Back Cover.

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Martyrdom before Christianity -- Christian borrowing of Jewish and Pagan partyrdom traditions -- Inventing martyrs in early Christianity -- How persecuted were the early Christians? -- Why did the Romans dislike Christians? -- Myths about martyrs -- The invention of the persecuted Church -- The dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex.

According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire. In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss reveals that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction-there was no sustained three-hundred-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. While there were some martyrs, most of these stories were pious exaggerations and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. Moss encourages modern Christians to get the history of persecution right and embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide. ~ Back Cover.

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