About this ebook
New English translations based upon the most up-to-date critical editions
This book for the first time collects the various ancient accounts of the martydoms of Peter and Paul, which number more than a dozen, along with more than forty references to the martyrdoms from early Christian literature. At last a more complete picture of the traditions about the deaths of Peter and Paul is able to emerge.
Features:
- Greek, Latin, and Syriac accounts from antiquity translated into English
- Introductions and notes for each text
- Original texts are produced on facing pages for specialists
About the author
David L. Eastman is Assistant Professor of Religion at Ohio Wesleyan University. He's the author of Paul the Martyr: The Cult of the Apostle in the Latin West (Society of Biblical Literature) and a contributor to the Society of Biblical Literature’s Bible Odyssey web site. He is also co-chair of the Society of Biblical Literature unit Inventing Christianity: Apostolic Fathers, Apologists, and Martyrs.
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