The Other Christs: Imitating Jesus in Ancient Christian Ideologies of Martyrdom

by Candida R. Moss

Book Overview

Through groundbreaking analysis of early Christian texts, Candida Moss reveals that the words, actions, and deaths of martyrs are modeled on those of Christ. Moss traces this imitation through the literature of the Jesus movement and early church, then examines interpretations of the martyr's death and afterlife. Arguing against the dominant theory that the martyr's death was seen as a sacrifice, Moss finds that beyond death martyrs continue to be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199914389
• ISBN13: 9780199914388
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"