Dying for God
Subtitle: martyrdom and the making of Christianity and Judaism
By: Daniel Boyarin.
Series: Figurae
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D; Christianity -- Origin; Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500; Christianity and other religions -- Judaism -- History -- To 1500
Description: "In this book, the author develops a revised understanding of the interactions between nascent Christianity and nascent Judaism in late antiquity, interpreting the two "new" religions as intensely and complexly intertwined throughout this period."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-236) and index.