02951nam 22006494a 450 99620983550331620230829005300.01-280-84405-197866108440500-19-153519-21-4356-2345-2(CKB)1000000000375186(EBL)679359(OCoLC)191674757(SSID)ssj0000085859(PQKBManifestationID)11112891(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085859(PQKBWorkID)10029621(PQKB)11441058(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073581(MiAaPQ)EBC679359(MiAaPQ)EBC7036236(Au-PeEL)EBL7036236(EXLCZ)99100000000037518620060407d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristian persecution, martyrdom, and orthodoxy[electronic resource] /G.E.M. De Ste. Croix ; edited by Michael Whitby and Joseph StreeterOxford Oxford University Press20061 online resource (407 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-170787-2 0-19-927812-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Aspects of the 'Great' persecution -- The Fourth Edict in the West and the date of the Council of Elvira -- Why were the early Christians persecuted? -- Voluntary martyrdom in the early church -- Heresy, schism, and persecution in the later Roman Empire -- The Council of Chalcedon / with additions by Michael Whitby -- Early Christian attitudes to property and slavery.This volume brings together seven seminal papers by the great radical historian Geoffrey de Ste. Croix, who died in 2000, on early Christian topics, with an especial focus on persecution and martyrdom. Christian martyrdom is a topic which conjures up ready images of inhumane persecutors confronted by Christian heroes who perish for the instant but win the long-term battle for reputation. In five of these essays Ste. Croix scrutinizes the evidence to reveal the significant role ofChristian themselves, first as volunteer martyrs and later, after the triumph of Christianity in the early fourth cePersecutionMartyrdomChristianityChurch historyPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600Persecution.MartyrdomChristianity.Church history272/.1936De Ste. Croix G. E. M(Geoffrey Ernest Maurice)459387Whitby Michael215532Streeter Joseph1018827MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996209835503316Christian persecution, martyrdom, and orthodoxy2398446UNISA