The Ancient Martyrdom Accounts of Peter and Paul

by David L. Eastman

Book Overview

Peter and Paul are the two most famous and arguably most important of all Christian martyrs. No contemporary accounts of their deaths survive, so historians depend on later narratives for reconstructing the ends of the apostles' lives. Traditionally, the Acts of Peter and Acts of Paul have been the basis for such reconstructions, but these are not the only ancient martyrdom stories that survive. This book for the first time collects the various ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628370912
• ISBN13: 9781628370911
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"