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Martyred for the Church - Memorializations of the Effective Deaths of Bishop Martyrs in the Second Century CE

Martyred for the Church - Memorializations of the Effective Deaths of Bishop Martyrs in the Second Century CE

Justin Buol

 

Verlag Mohr Siebeck , 2019

ISBN 9783161563904 , 344 Seiten

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Martyred for the Church - Memorializations of the Effective Deaths of Bishop Martyrs in the Second Century CE


 

In this study, Justin Buol analyzes the writings connected with the deaths of Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, and Pothinus of Lyons in light of earlier accounts of the noble deaths of military, political, and religious leaders from Greco-Roman literature and the Bible, which record benefits accruing to a group on account of its leader's death. The author argues that the accounts of these three bishops' martyrdoms draw upon those prior models in order to portray the bishops as dying to unite, protect, and strengthen the Church, oppose false teaching and apostasy, and solidify the teaching role of the episcopal office. Finally, by providing a foundation for Irenaeus to argue for apostolic succession, these second-century bishop martyrs also help form a lasting contribution to the growth of episcopal power.

Born 1983; 2005 BA in Biblical and Theological Studies, Bethel University; 2007 MA in New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; 2009 MA in Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota; 2017 PhD in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity, University of Notre Dame; currently an adjunct professor at Bethel University.