Isaac, Iphigeneia, and Ignatius : : Martyrdom and Human Sacrifice /

Isaac, Iphigeneia, and Ignatius : : Martyrdom and Human Sacrifice / / Monika Pesthy-Simon.

What is the meaning of the martyr’s sacrifice? Is it true that the martyr imitates Christ? After the “one and eternal” sacrifice of Jesus why are from time to time new (and often quite numerous) sacrifices necessary? What is the underlying concept concerning the divinity? How do these ideas survive...

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Pesthy-Simon, Monika,
Place / Publishing House:Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Human Sacrifice in the Old Testament
  • 2. Greece, Rome and Carthage
  • 3. Early Judaism
  • 4. The Death of Jesus
  • 5. The Martyr’s Sacrifice: Case Studies
  • 6. The Models of the Martyr
  • 7. The Meaning of the Martyr’s Sacrifice
  • Epilogue: The Developments of Martyrology after Constantine
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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