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"My Share of God's Reward"
L. Arik Greenberg
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Exploring the Roles and Formulations of the Afterlife in Early Christian Martyrdom
出版Peter Lang, 2009
主題Bibles / GeneralFamily & Relationships / Death, Grief, BereavementBody, Mind & Spirit / Afterlife & ReincarnationReligion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New TestamentReligion / Ecumenism & InterfaithReligion / HistoryReligion / Judaism / GeneralReligion / Antiquities & ArchaeologyReligion / Christian Church / HistoryReligion / AncientReligion / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
ISBN14331048739781433104879
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DCqCTeLz3voC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋«My Share of God's Reward» refers to a quote from Ignatius of Antioch, speaking of the desired compensation for his impending martyrdom. The author investigates the roles and widely varying conceptions of the afterlife presented in early Christian martyrdom accounts and concludes that personal immortality is integral to the functioning of these texts, as the anticipated reward for a martyr's death. Accordingly, the very diverse conceptions of the afterlife presented in them are indicative of the frequently ignored theological diversity and experimental spirit prevalent in both early Christianity and late Second Temple Judaism. The discussion also incorporates a unique definition of martyrdom that recognizes the genealogical and developmental connections between Christian martyrdom and its antecedents.