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This volume explores the fascinating phenomenon of noble death through pagan, Jewish and Christian sources. Today's society is uncomfortable with death, and willingly submitting to a violent and ostentatious death in public is seen as particularly shocking and unusual. Yet classical sources... read more
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- Isaac: Add a description of this character.
- Eleazar
- Daniel
- Justin
- R. Hanina Ben Teradion
- Isaiah
- Rusticus
- Polycarp
- Azariah
- Philo
- Paul
- Abraham
- R. Aqiva
- John
- Exod
- R. Shim
- Razis
- R. Yishma'el
- Perpetua
- Peter
- Avodah Zarah
- R. Agiva
- Mishael
- Darius
- Van Henten
- Abednego
- Buber
- Ignatius
- Hellas
- Blandina
- Alexander
- Judah
- Schafer
- Ahigar
- R. El
- Clement
- Hananiah
- Hezekiah
- Epictetus
- Davies
- Mark
- Caesar
- Agamemnon
- Chilton
- Nadin
- Aristotle
- Lysias
First Sentence edit
This chapter offers brief introductions to and translations of a selection of passages on the theme of noble death, coming from the non-Jewish and non-Christian ancient world.
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- J. W. van Henten (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.9
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