Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds

Informationen zum Autor Shmuel Shepkaru is an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Oklahoma University. Klappentext An examination of Jewish martyrdom in the context of Christianity revealing their martyrological interaction. Zusammenfassung This book is about the evolution of Jewish martyrdom in the Pagan and Christian worlds! with a brief discussion on the Holocaust in the conclusion. The study's main goal is to explain how and why martyrdom came to play a role in Judaism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Mythic martyrs; 2. Between God and Caesar; 3. 'It is written in the law'; 4. Byzantine burnt offerings; 5. Zarfat; 6. Ve Ashkenaz: traditional manifestations; 7. Ve Ashkenaz: manifestations of a milieu; 8. Singing in the fire; 9. Fire from heaven; 10. Shifting paradigms; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Shmuel Shepkaru, Shepkaru Shmuel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.09.2005
• EAN: 9780521842815
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84281-5
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Judaism, General and world history