Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Avemarie, Friedrich, author. | Henten, Jan Willem van, 1955– author. | Furstenberg, Yair, author.
Title: Jewish martyrdom in antiquity : from the books of Maccabees to the Babylonian Talmud / by Friedrich Avemarie, Jan Willem van Henten, Yair Furstenberg.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] | Series: Compendia rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum. 1877-4970 ; volume 17 | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “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”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023001831 (print) | LCCN 2023001832 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004538252 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004538269 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Martyrdom—Judaism. | Suicide—Religious aspects—Judaism. | Martyrdom—Comparative studies.
Classification: LCC BM645.M34 A94 2023 (print) | LCC BM645.M34 (ebook) | DDC 296.3/697—dc23/eng/20230213
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023001831
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023001832
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ISSN 1877-4970
ISBN 978-90-04-53825-2 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-53826-9 (e-book)
Copyright 2023 by Friedrich Avemarie, Jan Willem van Henten, Yair Furstenberg. Published by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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