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Catalogue Code: 289145
Product Code: 9781842275689
ISBN: 1842275682
EAN: 9781842275689
E-Store: Academic
Category: Old Testament Commentaries
Sub-Category: Daniel
Publisher: Paternoster
Publication Date: May 2008
Authentic Media sales rank: #2751

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Dimensions: 13 x 228 x 152 mm
Weight: 0.300kg
Pages: 200

Scht: Martyrdom From Exegesis In Hippolytus

W Brian Shelton

Paperback. 200 pages. Part of the Studies In Christian History And Thought Series

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Scht: Martyrdom From Exegesis In Hippolytus

In the third century CE, Emperor Septimius Severus unleashed a shocking and severe persecution against the Christian church. Witnessing the fear and confusion in his congregations, the presbyter Hippolytus crafted his Commentary on Daniel to encourage Christians confronted with the reality of martyrdom and persecution. In a work which comes to us as the earliest orthodox Christian commentary on scripture, Hippolytus interprets the text through allegory, typology, theodicy, paraenesis, and reflection to create a motif of martyrdom. By doing so, Hippolytus guides Christians iin their communities as they stand heroically before the tribunal of Caesar, like the Danielic characters stood before authorities in Babylon. His purpose in the commentary is clearly pastoral, arising from his role as presbyter: to exhort his Christian congregations to prepare to be martyred for Christ amidst Roman persecution.