Loving God… unto death: The witness of the early Christians
The article focuses on the social and theological dynamics that drove early Christ-followers to understand martyrdom as being a legitimate and honourable way by means of which to demonstrate love for God to the uttermost limits. Martyrdom is rooted much earlier in the Jewish tradition, though it rec...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2010
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HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 66, Issue: 1 |
| Further subjects: | B
Love
B Suffering B Identity B Paul B Martyrdom |
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