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050 0 0 _aBR 1601.3
_b.M67 2013
049 _aVF$A
100 1 _aMoss, Candida,
_d1978-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe myth of persecution :
_bhow early Christians invented a story of martyrdom /
_cCandida Moss.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 4 _aNew York, NY :
_bHarperOne,
_c2013
300 _a310 pages ;
_c21 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 265-297) and index.
505 0 _aMartyrdom before Christianity -- Christian borrowing of Jewish and Pagan partyrdom traditions -- Inventing martyrs in early Christianity -- How persecuted were the early Christians? -- Why did the Romans dislike Christians? -- Myths about martyrs -- The invention of the persecuted Church -- The dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex.
520 _aA leading scholar on Christian history reveals how the early church forged stories of Christian martyrs and how the legacy of martyrdom is used today to condemn others as enemies and opponents.
650 0 _aChristianity and other religions.
650 0 _aPersecution.
650 0 _aMartyrdom
_xChristianity.
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