| The Ancient Martyrdom Accounts of Peter and Paul Contributor(s): Eastman, David L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1628370904 ISBN-13: 9781628370904 Publisher: SBL Press OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Gnosticism - Biography & Autobiography - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015007483 |
| Series: Writings from the Greco-Roman World |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6" W x 9" (1.59 lbs) 498 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Peter and Paul are the two most famous and arguably most important of all Christian martyrs. No contemporary accounts of their deaths survive, so historians depend on later narratives for reconstructing the ends of the apostles' lives. Traditionally, the Acts of Peter and Acts of Paul have been the basis for such reconstructions, but these are not the only ancient martyrdom stories that survive. This book for the first time collects the various ancient accounts, which number more than a dozen, along with more than forty references to the martyrdoms from early Christian literature. At last a more complete picture of the traditions about the deaths of Peter and Paul is able to emerge. |