ISBN: 9780062104557 - myth persecution: how early christians invented a story of martyrdom – revealing pious exaggerations and forged theology in antiquity (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire. In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss reveals that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction--there was no sustained three-hundred-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. While there were some martyrs, most of these stories were pious exaggerations and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. Moss encourages modern Christians to get the history of persecution right and embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire. In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss reveals that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction--there was no sustained three-hundred-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. While there were some martyrs, most of these stories were pious exaggerations and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. Moss encourages modern Christians to get the history of persecution right and embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. pp. 320.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 310 pages. 8.00x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248. . 2014. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: very good. New York : Harper One, 2014. Paperback, 310 pp. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780062104557. Keywords : HISTORY RELIGION.

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Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnCandida Moss is professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Notre Dame. A regular contributor to The Daily Beast, Moss has appeared on The O Reilly Factor, CBS News, FOX News.