{"product_id":"martyrdom-from-exegesis-in-hippolytus-w-brian-shelton-9781498252782","title":"Martyrdom from Exegesis in Hippolytus: An Early Church Presbyter's Commentary on Daniel","description":"In the third century CE, Emperor Septimius Severus unleashed a shocking and severe persecution against the Christian church. Witnessing the fear and confusion in his congregations, the presbyter Hippolytus crafted his \u003ci\u003eCommentary on Daniel \u003c\/i\u003eto encourage Christians confronted with the reality of martyrdom and persecution. In a work which comes to us as the earliest orthodox Christian commentary on scripture, Hippolytus interprets the text through allegory, typology, theodicy, paraenesis, and reflection to create a motif of martyrdom. By doing so, Hippolytus guides Christians iin their communities as they stand heroically before the tribunal of Caesar, like the Danielic characters stood before authorities in Babylon. His purpose in the commentary is clearly pastoral, arising from his role as presbyter: to exhort his Christian congregations to prepare to be martyred for Christ amidst Roman persecution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Brian Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498252788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498252782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"W. Brian Shelton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439460069631,"sku":"9781498252782","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a82ace38-22af-4905-98b4-d93740a30a68.jpg?v=1777177764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/martyrdom-from-exegesis-in-hippolytus-w-brian-shelton-9781498252782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}