This is a study of the life and times of Saint Perpetua, Saint Felicity and their companions, all martyred at Carthage in A.D. 203. Unlike most early Christian saints, whose lives are often shrouded in legend and myth, Perpetua left an authentic prison diary, later completed by an anonymous eyewitness to her execution, that is now considered a classic of Christian, Latin and feminist literature. Perpetua was also unusual in that she was wealthy, educated, married, and a young mother. The book includes the first English translations of French archaeological scholarship covering the discovery of the martyrs' tombs.…mehr
This is a study of the life and times of Saint Perpetua, Saint Felicity and their companions, all martyred at Carthage in A.D. 203. Unlike most early Christian saints, whose lives are often shrouded in legend and myth, Perpetua left an authentic prison diary, later completed by an anonymous eyewitness to her execution, that is now considered a classic of Christian, Latin and feminist literature. Perpetua was also unusual in that she was wealthy, educated, married, and a young mother. The book includes the first English translations of French archaeological scholarship covering the discovery of the martyrs' tombs.
William Farina is a retired real estate consultant for the federal government, now living in Evanston, Illinois. He has written books on Arthurian legend, early Christianity, the American Civil War, Shakespeare and baseball.
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Table of Contents Overview PART I. PERSUASION AS COURAGE 1. "I was not to fight with beasts, but against the devil" 2. The Christian Aeneid 3. A Middle Road for Martyrs? 4. Africa Conquers Rome 5. "Their courage astonished the pagans" 6. A Family Feud 7. Blood of Martyrs Became Seed of the Church PART II. PERSUASION AS JUSTICE 8. "What victory a more glorious than this?" 9. Jewish Apocalypse 10. The Great Leveler 11. Universal Divine Favor 12. Empire within Empire 13. Guarded by Poverty and Ignorance 14. "Injustice acknowledged justice" PART III. PERSUASION AS HOPE 15. "As I was merry in the flesh, so I am still merrier here" 16. Yearning for Metamorphosis 17. Saint Augustine, Male Chauvinist? 18. The Illusion of Prosperity 19. "Pleased to play, as children will" 20. Contempt for the Gods 21. "The flower of perpetual felicity" PART IV. TOLERANCE AS VIRTUE 22. The Weapon of Empathy 23. Guilty of Inflexible Obstinacy 24. The Montanist Heresy 25. Religious Laissez-Faire, or Agreeing to Disagree 26. Vandal Plunder and Byzantine Extortion 27. A Devout Persecution 28. "My prison suddenly became a palace to me" Summation Appendix I: Christian Archeology in Carthage Appendix II: A Guide to Pagan Worship in Roman Carthage Appendix III: Tunisian Historical and Religious Timeline Appendix IV: Maps Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Overview PART I. PERSUASION AS COURAGE 1. "I was not to fight with beasts, but against the devil" 2. The Christian Aeneid 3. A Middle Road for Martyrs? 4. Africa Conquers Rome 5. "Their courage astonished the pagans" 6. A Family Feud 7. Blood of Martyrs Became Seed of the Church PART II. PERSUASION AS JUSTICE 8. "What victory a more glorious than this?" 9. Jewish Apocalypse 10. The Great Leveler 11. Universal Divine Favor 12. Empire within Empire 13. Guarded by Poverty and Ignorance 14. "Injustice acknowledged justice" PART III. PERSUASION AS HOPE 15. "As I was merry in the flesh, so I am still merrier here" 16. Yearning for Metamorphosis 17. Saint Augustine, Male Chauvinist? 18. The Illusion of Prosperity 19. "Pleased to play, as children will" 20. Contempt for the Gods 21. "The flower of perpetual felicity" PART IV. TOLERANCE AS VIRTUE 22. The Weapon of Empathy 23. Guilty of Inflexible Obstinacy 24. The Montanist Heresy 25. Religious Laissez-Faire, or Agreeing to Disagree 26. Vandal Plunder and Byzantine Extortion 27. A Devout Persecution 28. "My prison suddenly became a palace to me" Summation Appendix I: Christian Archeology in Carthage Appendix II: A Guide to Pagan Worship in Roman Carthage Appendix III: Tunisian Historical and Religious Timeline Appendix IV: Maps Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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