{"product_id":"divine-deliverance-l-stephanie-cobb-9780520293359","title":"Divine Deliverance: Pain and Painlessness in Early Christian Martyr Texts","description":"Does martyrdom hurt? The obvious answer to this question is \"yes.\" L. Stephanie Cobb, asserts, however, that early Christian martyr texts respond to this question with an emphatic \"no \" \u003ci\u003eDivine Deliverance \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the original martyr texts of the second through fifth centuries, concluding that these narratives in fact seek to demonstrate the Christian martyrs' imperviousness to pain. For these martyrs, God was present with, and within, the martyrs, delivering them from pain. These martyrs' claims not to feel pain define and redefine Christianity in the ancient world: whereas Christians did not deny the reality of their subjection to state violence, they argued that they were not ultimately vulnerable to its painful effects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. Stephanie Cobb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520293355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520293359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"L. Stephanie Cobb","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946702438655,"sku":"9780520293359","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ecd61c4d-0926-4e79-a3c4-8923d0c1f353.jpg?v=1681514647","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/divine-deliverance-l-stephanie-cobb-9780520293359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}