Jewish Martyrdom in Antiquity: From the Books of Maccabees to the Babylonian Talmud (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004538252)

This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of all relevant sources concerning Jewish martyrdom in Antiquity. By viewing these narratives together, tracing their development and comparing them to other traditions, the authors seek to explore how Jewish is Jewish martyrdom? To this end, they analyse the impact of the changing social and religious-cultural circumstances and the interactions with Graeco-Roman and Christian traditions. This results in the identification of important continuities and discontinuities. Consequently, while political ideals that are prominent in 2 and 4 Maccabees are remarkably absent from rabbinic sources, the latter reveal a growing awareness of Christian motifs and discourse.

Author: Yair Furstenberg, Jan Willem Van Henten, Friedrich Avemarie
ISBN-10: 9004538259
ISBN-13: 9789004538252
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2023
Pages: 568
Format: Hardcover