Paul the Martyr: The Cult of the Apostle in the Latin West: 4 (Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplement) - Softcover

Eastman, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589835158 ISBN 13: 9781589835153

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011

Synopsis

Ancient iconography of Paul is dominated by one image: Paul as martyr. Whether he is carrying a sword--the traditional instrument of his execution--or receiving a martyr's crown from Christ, the apostle was remembered and honored for his faithfulness to the point of death. As a result, Christians created a cult of Paul, centered on particular holy sites and characterized by practices such as the telling of stories, pilgrimage, and the veneration of relics. This study integrates literary, archaeological, artistic, and liturgical evidence to describe the development of the Pauline cult within the cultural context of the late antique West.

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About the Author:

David L. Eastman is Lecturer in New Testament Greek and Christian History at Yale Divinity School. He is a contributing author to Cities of Paul: Images and Interpretations from the Harvard New Testament and Archaeology Project (Fortress) and has worked with the Ohio State University Excavations at Isthmia, Greece.

About this edition

• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1589835158
• ISBN 13: 9781589835153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260