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050	0	0	_aBR1608.5 _b.L58 2014
082	0	0	_a272/.1 _223
100	1		_aLitfin, Bryan M., _d1970- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEarly Christian martyr stories : _ban evangelical introduction with new translations / _cBryan M. Litfin.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI.: _bBaker Academic, _cc2014
300			_avii, 180 p : _bill ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	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.
650		0	_aChristian martyrs _vBiography.
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aEvangelicalism.
650		0	_aReformed Church _xDoctrines.
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBR 1608.5 _i.L58 2014
999			_c15491 _d15491