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This book presents a critical text of three hagiographical masterpieces of late antiquity. Each chapter is written to teach the text for students or readers who wish to learn about Perpetua and Felicity, early Christianity, or the Roman empire and its relationship with the emergent Christian religion.
List of contents
Introduction: Why Perpetua,
Francis J. HunterPart I
Chapter 1: Translations: "The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity", "The Acts of Saints Perpetua and Felicity I", and "The Acts of Saints Perpetua and Felicity II",
Translated by Francis J HunterPart II
Chapter 2: Perpetua and the Identity of Women in the Early Church,
Nancy EnrightChapter 3: Function and Focus: The Perspectives and Purposes of the Acta Brevia,
Francis J HunterChapter 4: The Witness of Perpetua and Felicity: Fundamental Theological Perspectives,
Joseph R. LaracyChapter 5: The Medieval 'Turn' in the Narrative of Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas: The Rhetoric of Spirituality in the Reframing of Martyrdom,
June-Ann GreeleyChapter 6: Civil Disobedience and the Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas,
Todd J. StockdaleChapter 7: The Africanity of Saints Perpetua and Felicity,
Ebere Bosco AmakweChapter 8: The Roman Political Reality of Christian Persecution in the Second Century,
Michael J.S. BrunoChapter 9: Perpetua's Heroic Resiliency: A Psychological Analysis of the Source and Function of Perpetua's Visions,
Samantha MattheissAbout the Contributors
About the author
Nancy Enright is professor of English and Director of University Core at Seton Hall University.
Francis J. Hunter is a Latin and Classics teacher for the Middle and Upper schools of the Academy of the Holy Angels.
