Isaac Iphigeneia And Ignatius

Author : Monika Pesthy-Simon
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789633861639

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Isaac, Iphigeneia, Ignatius by Monika Pesthy-Simon Pdf

What is the meaning of the martyr?s sacrifice? Is it true that the martyr imitates Christ? After the ?one and eternal? sacrifice of Jesus, why are the occasional new (and often quite numerous) sacrifices necessary? What is the underlying divinitical concept behind these acts? How do these ideas survive in present times? The author considers martyrdom as a voluntary human sacrifice. The two emblematic figures of this transformation are Iphigeneia and Isaac. Pesthy argues that all the peoples in the environment in which Christianity came into being are characterized by an ambiguous and often hypocritical attitude toward human sacrifice: in theory they condemn it as barbarian and belonging to bygone times, in other cases they accept, admire and practice it. In modern Christianity, martyrs are real sacrifices, not symbolical ones. Our feelings about martyrs vary: we may admire their unbending courage and heroism or be irritated by their stubbornness, or even feel disgusted at the fanaticism with which they strove for death. Whatever our feelings may be, we must acknowledge that a very strong motivation is necessary to accept voluntarily or even seek death. ÿ

Author : Monika Pesthy-Simon
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789633861646

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Isaac, Iphigeneia, and Ignatius by Monika Pesthy-Simon Pdf

What is the meaning of the martyr’s sacrifice? Is it true that the martyr imitates Christ? After the “one and eternal” sacrifice of Jesus why are from time to time new (and often quite numerous) sacrifices necessary? What is the underlying concept concerning the divinity? How do these ideas survive in present times? These are the kind of questions behind the inquiries in this monograph. The author investigates martyrdom as a (voluntary) human sacrifice and wishes to demonstrate how human sacrifice has been turned into martyrdom. The two emblematic figures of this transformation are Iphigeneia and Isaac. Pesthy argues that all the peoples in the environment in which Christianity came into being are characterized by a very ambiguous and hypocritical attitude toward human sacrifice: while in theory they condemn it as barbarian and belonging to bygone times, in concrete cases they accept, admire and practice it. The same attitude survives in Christianity in which martyrs replace the human sacrifice of olden days: they are real sacrifices, not symbolical ones. Our feelings about martyrs can be very different: we may admire their unbending courage and heroism or be irritated by their stubbornness, or even feel disgusted at the fanaticism with which they strove for death. But whatever our feelings may be, we must admit that a very strong motivation is needed to accept voluntarily or even seek death (and, in the majority of cases, a very painful death at that).

Author : Marianne Saghy,Edward M. Schoolman
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9789633862551

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Pagans and Christians in the Late Roman Empire by Marianne Saghy,Edward M. Schoolman Pdf

Do the terms ?pagan? and ?Christian,? ?transition from paganism to Christianity? still hold as explanatory devices to apply to the political, religious and cultural transformation experienced Empire-wise? Revisiting ?pagans? and ?Christians? in Late Antiquity has been a fertile site of scholarship in recent years: the paradigm shift in the interpretation of the relations between ?pagans? and ?Christians? replaced the old ?conflict model? with a subtler, complex approach and triggered the upsurge of new explanatory models such as multiculturalism, cohabitation, cooperation, identity, or group cohesion. This collection of essays, inscribes itself into the revisionist discussion of pagan-Christian relations over a broad territory and time-span, the Roman Empire from the fourth to the eighth century. A set of papers argues that if ?paganism? had never been fully extirpated or denied by the multiethnic educated elite that managed the Roman Empire, ?Christianity? came to be presented by the same elite as providing a way for a wider group of people to combine true philosophy and right religion. The speed with which this happened is just as remarkable as the long persistence of paganism after the sea-change of the fourth century that made Christianity the official religion of the State. For a long time afterwards, ?pagans? and ?Christians? lived ?in between? polytheistic and monotheist traditions and disputed Classical and non-Classical legacies. ÿ

Author : J. Shola Omotola
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031471681

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The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria by J. Shola Omotola Pdf

Author : Pedro C. Arceno Jr
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781543759440

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Seventy Weeks Prophecy: How the Bible Foretold the Year Jesus(As) and Muhammad(Saw) Will Come on Earth by Pedro C. Arceno Jr Pdf

Volume One of this book will discuss about the true gospel of Jesus(as) which is about the imminent coming of the Son of Man and the establishment of the universal Kingdom of God on earth. We will emphasize the fact that the entire ministry of Jesus(as) is all about the good news of the imminent fulfillment of the “Son of Man Prophecy” and the “Kingdom of God Prophecy” of Prophet Daniel(as) as written in the Bible. Based on the correct context and interpretation, the Son of Man mentioned by Jesus(as) refers to Prophet Muhammad(saw) and the Kingdom of God refers to Islam. Volume Two will discuss about the fulfillment of the 70 Weeks Prophecy of Prophet Daniel(as). That this prophecy is actually a countdown to know the year Jesus(as) and Muhammad(saw) will come on earth. Jesus(as) is expected to arrive in the 69th Week of the countdown, and Prophet Muhammad(saw) will arrive in the 70th Week of the countdown. Its exact fulfillment in history (such as the year of their birth, the starting year of their ministry and the year their respective messianic mission will be accomplished) is a miracle or sign from Allah swt (Qur’an 20:133) and a clear evidence (Qur’an 61:6) attesting the veracity of the prophethood of both Jesus(as) and Muhammad(saw). This will explain to us why there are Jews who knew what time or year Jesus(as) will arrive on earth; and why there were Jews in Yathrib Arabia who knew what time or year Muhammad(saw) will emerge as Messenger of God.

Author : Candida R. Moss
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300154658

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Ancient Christian Martyrdom by Candida R. Moss Pdf

Using perspectives on death from ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish traditions, a theology professor discusses the history of Christian martyrdom and challenges the traditional understanding of the spread of Christianity.

Author : Friedrich Avemarie,Jan Willem van Henten
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134772278

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Martyrdom and Noble Death by Friedrich Avemarie,Jan Willem van Henten Pdf

This volume explores the fascinating phenomenon of noble death through pagan, Jewish and Christian sources. Today's society is uncomfortable with death, and willingly submitting to a violent and ostentatious death in public is seen as particularly shocking and unusual. Yet classical sources give a different view, with public self-sacrifice often being applauded. The Romans admired a heroic end in the battlefield or the arena, suicide in the tradition of Socrates was something laudable, and Christians and Jews alike faithfully commemorated their heroes who died during religious persecutions. The cross-cultural approach and wide chronological range of this study make it valuable for students and scholars of ancient history, religion and literature.

Author : Shmuel Shepkaru
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0521842816

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Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds by Shmuel Shepkaru Pdf

This book presents a linear history of Jewish martyrdom, from the Hellenistic period to the high Middle Ages. Following the chronology of sources, the study challenges the general consensus that martyrdom was an original Hellenistic Jewish idea. Instead, Jews like Philo and Josephus internalized the idealized Roman concept of voluntary death and presented it as an old Jewish practice. The centrality of self-sacrifice in Christianity further stimulated the development of rabbinic martyrology and the talmudic guidelines for passive martyrdom. However, when forced to choosed between death and conversion in medieval Christendom, Ashkenazic Jews went beyond these guidelines, sacrificing themselves and loved ones. Through death not only did they attempt to prove their religiosity, but also to disprove the religious legitimacy of their Christian persecutors. While martyrs and martyrologies intended to show how Judaisim differed from Christianity, they, in fact, reveal a common mindset.

Author : John Millhouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:HWSFEH

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New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary by John Millhouse Pdf

Author : Alexander Harkavy,אלכסנדר הארקאװי
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015088156099

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פאלשטענדיגעס ענגליש־יודישעס וערטערבוך by Alexander Harkavy,אלכסנדר הארקאװי Pdf

Author : Alexander Harkavy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : English language
ISBN : IND:32000014232963

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יידיש ענגלישער ווערטערבוך by Alexander Harkavy Pdf

Author : John Millhouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : English language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010169477

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Nuovo Dizionario Italiano ed Inglese by John Millhouse Pdf

Author : John Millhouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:HN3SF5

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Italian-English by John Millhouse Pdf

Author : Clara Erskine Clement Waters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Christian art and symbolism
ISBN : HARVARD:32044023321904

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A Handbook of Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints as Illustrated in Art by Clara Erskine Clement Waters Pdf

Author : Clara Erskine Clement Waters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Christian art and symbolism
ISBN : UCAL:B4694263

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A Handbook of Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints by Clara Erskine Clement Waters Pdf