This book""examines late antique and medieval devotional texts and materials, ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to northwestern Europe, related to the Maccabean martyrs. This unique group of people were Jews who died for the Mosaic Law before the birth of Jesus. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski demonstrates that Christian thinkers constructed memories of the Maccabean martyrs that simultaneously appropriated Jewish traditions and obscured the Jewish origins of Christianity.
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This book""examines late antique and medieval devotional texts and materials, ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to northwestern Europe, related to the Maccabean martyrs. This unique group of people were Jews who died for the Mosaic Law before the birth of Jesus. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski demonstrates that Christian thinkers constructed memories of the Maccabean martyrs that simultaneously appropriated Jewish traditions and obscured the Jewish origins of Christianity.
Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | October 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2009 |
Authors | D. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski |
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 251 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-230-60279-3 |
Barcode | 9780230602793 |
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LSN | 0-230-60279-7 |