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Paperback Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the Construction of Christian Identity Book
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ISBN: 0199924651

ISBN13: 9780199924653

Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the Construction of Christian Identity

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Recent studies have examined martyrdom as a means of constructing Christian identity, but until now none has focused on Stephen, the first Christian martyr. For the author of Luke-Acts, the stoning of Stephen-- even more than the death of Jesus-- underscores the perfidy of non-believing Jews, the extravagant mercy of Christians, and the inevitable rift that will develop between these two social groups. Stephen's dying prayer that his persecutors be...

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