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Martyrdom from Exegesis in Hippolytus: An Early Church Presbyter's Commentary on Daniel

Martyrdom from Exegesis in Hippolytus: An Early Church Presbyter's Commentary on Daniel

Shelton, W. Brian

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Series: Studies in Christian History and Thought

Religion General Bible StudiesGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $27.00

ISBN10: 1606083112
ISBN13: 9781606083116
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: Dec 1 2008
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.01
Language: English
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.

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