Christian Persecution, Martyrdom, and OrthodoxyOUP Oxford, 28 בספט׳ 2006 - 408 עמודים This volume brings together seven seminal papers by the great radical historian Geoffrey de Ste. Croix, who died in 2000, on early Christian topics, with an especial focus on persecution and martyrdom. Christian martyrdom is a topic which conjures up ready images of inhumane persecutors confronted by Christian heroes who perish for the instant but win the long-term battle for reputation. In five of these essays Ste. Croix scrutinizes the evidence to reveal the significant role of Christian themselves, first as volunteer martyrs and later, after the triumph of Christianity in the early fourth century, as organizers of much more effective persecutions. A sixth essay pursues the question of the control of Christianity through a comprehensive study of the context for one of the Church's most important and divisive doctrinal decisions, at the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451); the key role of the emperor and his senior secular officials is revealed, contrary to the prevailing interpretation of Church historians. Finally the attitudes of the early Church towards property and slavery are reviewed, to show the divide between the Gospel message and actual practice. |
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Christian Persecution, Martyrdom, and Orthodoxy <span dir=ltr>Geoffrey de Ste. Croix</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2006 |
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2nd edn accepted accused Acta Africa Alexandria Anatolius ancient Antioch Apol argued argument attitude Augustine Averil Cameron Baynes bishops Caesarea Cambridge canons Catholic Chalcedon Class Struggle commissioners condemned confessors Constantine Constantinople contumacia council Council of Chalcedon Croix cult Cyprian death Decius Delehaye Diocletian Dioscorus doctrinal Donatist early Christian ecclesiastical edict Elvira emperor Ephesus Epist Euseb Eusebius Eutyches Evagrius evidence example Flavian Florus Frend Garnsey governor Greek heresy heretics Hist historians History imperial inscription Jesus Jewish Jews Julian Lactantius Late Antiquity Later Roman Empire letter London Marcian martyrs Monophysite Nestorius Numidia official Optatus orthodox Oxford pagan Palestine Paris passages Passion perhaps persecution Peter of Alexandria Pliny province Pulcheria punishment reference refused religion religious repr Roman Empire Rome sacrifice Second Ephesus session Sherwin-White slave slavery Socrates T. D. Barnes Tertullian tetrarchy Themistius Theodoret Theodosius toleration traditio trans translation voluntary martyrdom volunteers