01400nam0 22003011i 450 UON0024789020231205103618.88020040115d1947 |0itac50 bafreFR||||0 |||||MémoiresSaint-Simontexte établi et annoté par Gonzague TrucParis : Gallimardc1947-19534 vol.18 cmVol. 1: 1691-1701 con appendice001UON000676712001 Bibliothèque de la Pléiade210 ParisGallimardFRParisUONL002984840Letterature romanze. Letteratura francese21SAINT-SIMONLouis de RouvroyUONV146355223458TRUCGonzagueUONV111157GallimardUONV246610650ITSOL20240220RICAUON00247890SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI Francese B.P ST-SIM 01-02 SI MR 27835 7 01-02 SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI Francese B.P St-SIM 03 SI MR 30695 7 03 SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI Francese B.P St-SIM 04 SI MR 41455 7 04 Mémoires183191UNIOR10668nam 22004573 450 991102046650332120250705060239.01-394-25295-11-394-25294-3(CKB)39542296800041(MiAaPQ)EBC32185047(Au-PeEL)EBL32185047(OCoLC)1526681392(EXLCZ)993954229680004120250705d2025 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDeath in the Name of God Martyrs and Martyrdom in the Western Tradition1st ed.Newark :John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,2025.©2025.1 online resource (481 pages)1-394-25292-7 Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I Shared Concepts of Culture and Religion -- Concepts and Terminology -- Religion -- The Universe -- Religious Pluralism and Conversion -- Polytheism and Monotheism -- Myth -- The Concept of Sin -- Acts of Worship/Rituals -- Cult -- Sectarianism -- Official Cults -- Voluntary Cults: The Mysteries -- Religious Festivals -- Divination: Astrology, Oracles, Magicians -- Religion and Society -- Social Class -- Citizenship -- Education -- Collegia -- Slavery -- Ancient Concepts of the Afterlife -- Monism/Dualism -- Funeral Rituals -- Funeral Games -- Judaism/Jews, Christianity/Christians, Islam/Muslims -- Languages/Scriptures -- Polemic and Rhetoric -- Old Testament/Canon -- Gentiles and Pagans -- Faith versus Rituals -- Creative Writing -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter II The Origins of Concepts of the Afterlife/Funeral Rituals -- Mesopotamia -- Enuma Elish -- Creation of Humans -- Views of the Afterlife -- Inanna/Ishtar's Descent -- Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2150-1400 BCE) -- Funeral Rituals -- Ancient Egypt -- The Chronology of Ancient Egypt -- Creation Myths -- The Egyptian Concept of the Person -- The Story of Osiris and Isis -- Funeral Rituals -- Pilgrimage -- Admonition Texts/Wisdom Literature -- Journey to the Land of the Dead -- Hall of Judgment -- Persia -- Zoroastrianism -- Funeral Rituals -- Eschatology -- The Spread of Zoroastrianism -- Justice -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter III The Traditions of Judaism -- The Story of Ancient Israel -- Who Wrote the Jewish Scriptures? -- Genesis 1-11 -- Abraham -- Sacrifice -- Joseph and His Brothers -- Exodus -- Leviticus -- Purity/Impurity -- Numbers and Deuteronomy -- Historical Books: Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings -- 1 and 2 Samuel -- The Rise of Kingship.Split into Two Kingdoms -- Disaster Strikes -- Babylonian Empire -- Persia -- Diaspora -- Role of the Prophets -- New Hope -- A Paradigmatic Shift and a New Disaster -- Antiochus Epiphanes IV (Syria, 216-154 BCE) -- Pompey and the Rule of Rome -- The Herodians -- Direct Rule of Judea by Rome -- Jewish Revolt Against Rome (66-73 CE) -- Flavius Josephus (36-100 CE) -- Josephus and Scholarship -- Destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem -- Importance of the Jewish War against Rome -- Jewish Burial Traditions -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Excursus I Excursus IThe Origins and Evolution of Satan -- Chapter IV Greco-Roman Concepts of the Noble Death and the Afterlife -- Hesiod and Greek Creation -- Formation of the Olympians -- Homer -- The Concept of a Noble Death -- Religion and Philosophy -- Schools of Philosophy -- Common Views of Philosophy/the Philosophical Universe -- Plato, Socrates, and Platonism (428-348 BCE) -- Stoicism -- The Greek Underworld: Hades -- Oracles of the Dead -- Hero Cults -- The Mysteries -- The Eleusinian Mysteries -- The Mysteries of Dionysus -- Greek Funerals -- Appeasing the Dead -- Funeral Games -- Roman Religions -- The Etruscans -- Hades/Pluto -- Roman Funerals -- Roman Funeral Processions -- Catacombs -- Appeasing the Dead -- The Mysteries in Rome -- Oracles of the Dead -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter V The Maccabee Revolt -- Religion and Culture -- Apocalyptic Judaism -- Characteristics of Apocalyptic Writing -- Ezekiel -- Enoch -- Daniel -- Reaction to Foreign Occupation -- Seleucid Dynasty -- Antiochus Epiphanes IV (Syria, 216 BCE-154 BCE) -- Searching the Scriptures -- Maccabee Revolt -- 1 Maccabees -- 2 Maccabees -- 4 Maccabees -- The Essentials of Martyrdom -- Jewish Sectarianism -- Sadducees -- Pharisees -- Essenes -- Zealots -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading.Chapter VI The Letters of Paul -- Who Was Paul? -- Jewish-Christian Relations -- The New Perspective -- Gentile Inclusion -- Galations 1 -- Judaizers -- The Incident at Antioch -- Faith Versus Works of the Law -- Justified/Righteoused by Faith -- Romans 5 -- Why Then the Law of Moses? -- Grace -- Christology -- The Analogy of Slavery -- Paul's Eschatology -- Idolatry -- Persecution and the Ordeals of Paul -- Forty Lashes -- Rods -- Stoning -- Wild Beasts -- Romans 13: "Obey the Governing Authorities" -- What About the Jews? -- Deutero-Paul -- Paul, the Quintessential Martyr -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter VII The Story of Jesus of Nazareth in the Gospels -- The Four Gospels -- Gospel of Mark (c. 69/70 CE) -- Gospel of Matthew (85 CE?) -- Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles (95 CE?) -- Gospel of John (100 CE?) -- Problems Faced by the Writers of the Gospels -- The Hero of Their Story Was Dead -- Where Were the Jews? -- Where Was the Kingdom of God? -- The Relationship Among the Gospels -- The Priority of Mark -- Matthew and Luke: The "Q" Source -- Additional Sources for Matthew and Luke -- Sources for Mark -- Analyzing the Gospels -- Historical Problems in the Passion Narrative -- The Temple Incident -- The Arrest -- The Jewish Trial -- The Real Pontius Pilate -- The Crucifixion -- Joseph of Arimathea -- The Oddity of Mark's Ending -- What Really Happened? -- Jesus: The Ideal Martyr -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter VIII The Acts of the Apostles: The Inclusion of Gentiles and Persecution -- The Commission -- A Missionary Religion -- Pentecost (Acts 2) -- Peter and John -- The Story of Stephen (Acts 6 and 7) -- The Story of Paul (Acts 8-9) -- Acts 8: The Conversion of the Samaritans -- Acts 9:1-9: On the Road to Damascus -- Luke's God-Fearers (Acts 10) -- Acts 12: The Beginning of Persecution.Acts 15: The Apostolic Council -- Luke's Apologia to Rome -- The Typology of Rejection in Acts -- Acts 14: Paul and Barnabas in Iconium -- Acts 16: The Philippian Jailer -- Acts 19:10-41: The Riot in Ephesus -- Political Innocence -- The Arrest and Trials of Paul -- Silence on the Deaths of James, Peter, and Paul -- The Timing of Acts 15 -- The Legacy of the Acts of the Apostles -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter IX The Imperial Cult and Life and Death in the Roman Arenas -- Hero Cults -- From Monarchy to Republic -- Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) -- Octavianus/Augustus (63-14 CE) -- The Imperial Cult of Roma -- The Julio-Claudians -- The Year of the Four Emperors (69/70 CE) -- Domitian (81-96 CE) -- Roman Views of Christians -- The Roman Penal System -- Funeral and Gladiatorial Games -- The Pattern of Roman Persecution -- Schisms in the Church -- John of Patmos and the Book of Revelation -- Other Apocalypses -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter X Institutional Development and Hierarchy of the Christian Churches -- Elders and Bishops -- Election of Bishops -- Deacons -- Women Leaders -- Candidates and Elections -- The Theology of Hierarchy and Election -- Absolution of Sin (Penance) -- The Ritual of Penance -- Excommunication -- The Church Fathers of the Second to Fourth Centuries -- Context of the Church Fathers -- Methods of the Church Fathers -- Justin Martyr's Dialogue with Trypho the Jew -- Allegory -- The 10 Commandments -- Christian Innovations on Sex and Marriage -- Philosophical Views -- Same-Sex Attraction in the Ancient World -- Positive and Negative Roles of Women -- Back to the Garden -- Celibacy and Chastity -- Celibacy and Chastity as a Living Sacrifice -- From Councils to Canon Law -- Lust as a Necessary Evil -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading.Chapter XI The Invention of Orthodoxy and Heresy -- The Nag Hammadi Library -- What Is Gnosticism? -- Allegory -- That "Zen Moment" -- The Invention of Doctrinal Orthodoxy/Heresy -- Why Were the Gnostics Condemned as Heretics? -- Gnostic Gospels -- Marcion of Sinope (85-160 CE) -- The Antitheses -- Marcion's Scriptures -- The Formation of the New Testament Canon -- Martyrs and Heresy -- The Demise of the Gnostics -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter XII Christian Martyrs -- The Apostolic Fathers -- Clement of Rome (35-99 CE) -- Pliny the Younger (61-113 CE) -- Ignatius of Antioch -- Polycarp of Smyrna (69-155 CE) -- The Nobility of Polycarp -- The Martyrdom -- Death as a Sacrifice -- The Miracle -- Polycarp's Body -- Bishop Tertullian (160-220 CE) -- Blandina and the Martyrs of Lyon, France (c. 177 CE) -- The Scillitan Martyrs (180 CE) -- Cyprian of Carthage (210-258 CE) -- Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- Acts of Thomas -- Acts of Peter -- Acts of Peter and Paul -- Paul in Rome -- Greek Romance Novels -- The Acts of Paul and Thecla -- The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity (202/203 CE) -- Virgin Martyrs -- Origen of Alexandria (184-253 CE) -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter XIII Martyrdom in Judaism: The Rabbinic Tradition -- Rabbinic Judaism -- Did Jews Persecute Christians? -- Reading Martyrdom into the Scriptures -- Emperor Hadrian (76-138 CE) and the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 CE) -- The Martyrs of the Bar Kokhba Revolt -- New Criteria for Martyrdom -- The Covenant of Noah and Righteous Gentiles -- Summary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Chapter XIV The Christianization of the Roman Empire -- Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312) -- Edict of Milan (313 CE) -- Why Did Constantine Convert? -- Constantinople -- Donatist Schism over the Persecution of Christians -- Christian Art and Architecture.The Council of Nicaea and the Trinity (325 CE).206.1Denova Rebecca I1641829MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911020466503321Death in the Name of God4418779UNINA