Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the Construction of Christian Identity by Shelly Matthews

Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the Construction of Christian Identity

Shelly Matthews

226 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Recent studies have examined martyrdom as a means of constructing Christian identity, but until now none has focused on Stephen, the first Christian martyr. For the author of Luke-Acts, the stoning of Stephen-- even more than the death of Jesus-- ...

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