01983cam a2200337 i 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016008004100033010001500074020002500089020002200114035002100136040006900157042000800226049000900234050002400243082001500267100003800282245010800320260004700428300003200475504005100507505070500558650003401263650006001297650002001357650003201377942003601409999001701445952018301462869268972AUA.120160815105708.0140728s2014    miua     b    001 0ceng    a2014013738  a9780801049583 (pbk.)  a080104958X (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)869268972  aDLCerdabengcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdYDXCPdBDXdXBEdLNTdOCLCOdEXN  apcc  aEXNS00aBR1608.5b.L58 201400a272/.12231 aLitfin, Bryan M.,d1970-eauthor.10aEarly Christian martyr stories :ban evangelical introduction with new translations /cBryan M. Litfin.  aGrand Rapids, MI.:bBaker Academic,cc2014  avii, 180 p :bill ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe Maccabean martyrs: witnesses for God before Christ -- Peter and Paul: apostolic proto-martyrs -- Ignatius of Antioch: final journal to Christ -- Polycarp of Smyrna: a gospel passion -- Justin Martyr: apologetics at the ultimate price -- The martyrs of Lyons and Vienne: a crown of many flowers -- The Scillitan martyrs: Africa takes its stand -- Perpetua and Felicity: heroines of faith -- Tertullian: "The blood of Christians is seed" -- Origen of Alexandria: a theology of martyrdom -- The great persecution: the church's hour of fiery testing -- The peace of Constantine: an empire conquered by the cross -- Augustine of Hippo: honoring the martyrs' memory -- Epilogue: The meaning of martyrs. 0aChristian martyrsvBiography. 0aChurch historyyPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600. 0aEvangelicalism. 0aReformed ChurchxDoctrines.  2lcccBOOKhBR 1608.5i.L58 2014  c15491d15491  00102lcc40708BooksaAUA.1bAUA.1cGSd2016-08-15eBought by JTLg13.43hAUA018884l1oBR 1608.5 .L58 2014pAUA018884r2019-04-05 00:00:00s2019-04-03v13.43w2016-08-15yBOOK