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dc.contributor.authorFuhrmann, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-15T09:34:56Z
dc.date.available2012-10-15T09:34:56Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationFuhrmann, S. 2011. Traditions of martyrdom in the Ignatian Letters. In die Skriflig/In luce Verbi, 45(2&3):689-705. [http://www.inluceverbi.org.za]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1018-6441
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/7490
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ids.v45i2&3.35
dc.description.abstractThe letters of Ignatius represent one of the key texts for the emergence of martyrdom during the second century AD in Christianity. This article is concerned with the question whether Ignatius contributed to a “theology of martyrdom” or whether he rather relied on previous traditions. The author argues, by undertaking an analysis of certain pragmatics and semantics, that the motif of martyrdom is solely used to buttress Ignatius’ claim for authority among his intended addressees by referring to an understanding of martyrdom that has its roots in the New Testament. An identification of the author of the letters with a historical martyr is regarded as unlikely.en_US
dc.description.abstractMartelaarskapstradisies in die Ignatiusbriewe Die Ignatiusbriewe verteenwoordig een van die sleuteltekste vir die opkoms van martelaarskap in die Christendom in die tweede eeu n.C. Hierdie artikel wil vasstel of Ignatius bygedra het tot ’n “teologie van martelaarskap”, en of hy bloot steun op vorige tradisies. Die outeur se argument, gebou op die ontleding van pragmatiek- en semantiekfasette, kom daarop neer dat Ignatius die martelaarskapsmotief gebruik om sy aanspraak op gesag onder sy geadresseerdes te versterk deur te verwys na ’n verstaan van martelaarskap waarvan die wortels op die Nuwe Testament teruggaan. Dit lyk onwaarskynlik dat die outeur van die briewe self ’n historiese martelaar was.
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.subjectIgnatius of Antiochen_US
dc.subjectmartyrdomen_US
dc.subjectpragmaticsen_US
dc.subjectransomen_US
dc.subjectsacrificeen_US
dc.titleTraditions of martyrdom in the Ignatian Lettersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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