Voluntary Martyrdom and Gnosticism
Building on the recent surge of interest in early Christian martyrdom, especially with regard to voluntary martyrdom and social rhetorical processes, this article challenges the traditional view that Gnostics opposed martyrdom. A close analysis of the primary texts results in a more nuanced presenta...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2015]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Έτος: 2015, Τόμος: 23, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 27-54 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Γνώση (μοτίβο)
/ Nag-Hammadi-Schriften
/ Μάρτυρας (μοτίβο)
/ Εθελοντισμός
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | BF Γνώση |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | Building on the recent surge of interest in early Christian martyrdom, especially with regard to voluntary martyrdom and social rhetorical processes, this article challenges the traditional view that Gnostics opposed martyrdom. A close analysis of the primary texts results in a more nuanced presentation of martyrdom in the late second and third centuries. While some early Christians may indeed have opposed martyrdom, it is far too simplistic to make such totalizing claims about Gnostic Christianity. This article argues that the debates over volunteerism are embedded within the rhetorical discourse of these texts. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2015.0013 |