The ancient martyrdom accounts of Peter and Paul
By: David L. Eastman
Series: Writings from the Greco-Roman world -- volume 39; Writings from the Greco-Roman world -- v. 39.
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: mul; eng
Number of pages: 469
ISBN-13: 9781628370904; 9781628370928; 9781628370911
Subjects: Death and burial; Martyrdom; Martyrskap; Martyrium; History and criticism; Martyrer; Christianity; Historia; Early Christian literature
Description: "Peter and Paul are the two most famous and arguably the most important of all Christian martyrs. In spite of their notoriety, no contemporary accounts of their deaths survive, so historians depend on later narratives for reconstructing the ends of the apostles' lives. Traditionally the Acts of Peter and the Acts of Paul have been the basis for such reconstructions, but these are not the only ancient martyrdom stories that survive. This book brings together for the first time these and more than a dozen other ancient Greek, Latin, and Syriac accounts, along with over forty references to the martyrdoms from early Christian literature. featuring new English translations with the original text on facing pages, the volume includes an introduction and notes for each text, a bibliography, and an index. At last a more complete picture of the traditions about the deaths of peter and Paul is able to emerge."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-455) and indexes.

Includes English translations of Greek, Latin, and Syriac text. Original text and English translation on opposing pages.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. The martyrdom of Peter.; title: Martyrdom of the holy apostle Peter --; title: Martyrdom of blessed Peter the apostle  -- Pseudo-Linus; title: Passion of Saint Peter  -- Pseudo-Abdias; title: History of Shimeon Kepha the chief of the apostles -- -- Part 2. The martyrdom of Paul.; title: Martyrdom of the holy apostle Paul in Rome --; title: Martyrdom of the blessed apostle Paul  -- Pseudo-Linus; title: Passion of Saint Paul  -- Pseudo-Abdias; title: History of the holy apostle my lord Paul --; title: Martyrdom of Paul the apostle and the discovery of his severed head -- -- Part 3. Joint martyrdom accounts of Peter and Paul.; title: Passion of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and acts of the holy apostles Peter and Paul / Pseudo-Marcellus --; title: Passion of the apostles Peter and Paul --; title: Epistle to Timothy on the death of the apostles Peter and Paul  -- Pseudo-Dionysus; title: Teaching of Shimeon Kepha in the city of Rome --; title: Doctrine of the apostles -- -- Part 4. Patristic literature.; title: Early Christian and patristic references to the deaths of Peter and Paul.