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001			ocn892193646
003			OCoLC
005			20240726100331.0
008			120713s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng d
010			_a2012028405
020			_a9780062104526
020			_a9780062104557
035			_a(OCoLC)892193646
040			_aUWW _beng _erda _cUWW _dOCLCO _dITD _dOCLCF _dOCLCQ _dOCLCO _dSBI
049			_aSBIM
050	0	4	_aBR1601.M913.M984 2013
050	0	4	_aBR1601
100	1		_aMoss, Candida R., _e1
245	1	4	_aThe myth of persecution : _bhow early Christians invented a story of martyrdom / _cCandida Moss. _hPR
250			_aFirst edition.ition.
300			_a310 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	0	0	_aMartyrdom before Christianity -- _tChristian borrowing of Jewish and Pagan partyrdom traditions -- _tInventing martyrs in early Christianity -- _tHow persecuted were the early Christians? -- _tWhy did the Romans dislike Christians? -- _tMyths about martyrs -- _tThe invention of the persecuted Church -- _tThe dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex.
520	0		_aAccording 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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650		0	_aChristianity and other religions.
650		0	_aPersecution.
650		0	_aMartyrdom _xChristianity.
942			_cBK _eAMAZON _i2020-08-10 _k11.39 _2ddc _w13.49
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell