Jewish Martyrdom in Antiquity

From the Books of Maccabees to the Babylonian Talmud

Medium: Buch

ISBN: 978-90-04-53825-2

Verlag: Brill

Erscheinungstermin: 09.03.2023

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Preface

Part 1: Setting the Stage

1 Introduction

1 The Problem of Jewish Martyrdom

2 ‘Martyrdom’ and ‘Noble Death’: Definitions, Motifs and Technical Vocabulary

3 History and Memory

4 Book Plan

2 Between History and Memory

1 Introduction

2 Martyrdom and Persecution in the Maccabean Books

3 ‘The Time of Persecution’ in Rabbinic Memory

4 Conclusion

3 The Sanctification of God’s Name in Rabbinic Traditions

1 ‘Sanctification of the Name’ in Early Martyrological Texts

2 Early Non-Martyrological Material

3 Shifts of Emphasis in the Amoraic Period

Part 2: Narratives

4 Martyrdom in Second and Fourth Maccabees

1 Introduction

2 2 Maccabees

3 4 Maccabees

4 Conclusion

5 Jewish Noble Death in Second Temple Literature

1 Introduction

2 The Book of Daniel

3 1 Maccabees

4 Philo

5 Assumption of Moses

6 New Testament

7 Josephus

8 Lives of the Prophets

9 Conclusion

6 The Development of Rabbinic Martyr Traditions

1 R. Akiva

2 R. Hanina ben Teradion

3 R. Yishmael and R. Shimon

4 R. Yehuda ben Bava

5 Other Rabbis Whose Death Is Not Reported in Talmudic Sources

6 Conclusion

7 Non-Rabbinic Martyrs in Rabbinic Literature

1 Pappus and Lulianus

2 The Mother and the Seven Sons

3 Anonymous Victims of the ‘Time of Persecution’

4 Apostate and Gentile Martyrs: Those Who Acquire Their World in One Hour

Part 3: Themes

8 Religion and Politics: The Martyrs as Heroes of the Jewish People

1 Introduction

2 The Martyrs’ Motivations: Religion and Politics

3 The Martyrs and Razis as Model Citizens of the Jewish State

4 The Martyrs as Exemplary Figures Characterizing the Jewish People

5 Defeating the King: The Triumph of the Jewish Way of Life

6 Conclusion

9 Beneficial Death and Posthumous Reward in Second Temple Literature

1 Beneficial Death

2 Vindication

3 Conclusion

10 The Justification of Violent Death in Rabbinic Literature: From Theodicy to Salvific Death

1 The Problem of Theodicy

2 Death as Atonement for One’s Own Sins

3 Soteriological Perspectives in Early Martyr Legends

4 The Atoning Effect of the Death of the Righteous

5 Conclusion: Salvific Death in a Comparative Perspective

11 Rabbinic and Early Christian Perspectives on Martyrdom: Differences and Similarities

1 Narratives

2 Martyrdom as Testimony

3 Theodicy and Eternal Reward

4 Motivations

5 An End to Itself?

6 Social Ties

7 Conclusion

Conclusion: The Transformation of Jewish Martyrdom within Changing Contexts

Bibliography

Index

Jewish Martyrdom in Antiquity

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Furstenberg, Yair

Henten, Jan Willem van

Avemarie, Friedrich

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Jewish Martyrdom in Antiquity

Beschreibung

Autoren/Hrsg.

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Produkteigenschaften

Themen

Autoren/Hrsg.

Furstenberg, Yair

Henten, Jan Willem van

Avemarie, Friedrich