Acts of The Pagan Martyrs / Acts of The Christian Martyrs Set

by Herbert Musurillo

This two-volume set includes Herbert Musurillo's critical editions, with translations and commentaries, of ancient martyr literature, survey the development of the genre, discussing the political and historical background which produced it and the relationship between the pagan and Christian Acta. These texts were written in the form of court records reporting the trials of Alexandrian heroes punished by the Roman authorities. Anti-Roman and often violently propagandist in tone, they reflect the political tensions experienced by the Greeks under German rule.

Genres: Nonfiction, Christianity

768 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Brice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow...what a tradition we have in this literature! The sado-eroticism as a way of influencing/converting people is pretty intriguing.

[Laura Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great translation and collection of a critical part of Christian history

[Cassidy Serhienko]

readings for History - Saints and Sanctity from Late Antiquity