'Let us die that we may live': Greek homilies on Christian Martyrs from Asia Minor, Palestine and Syria c.350-c.450 AD

Let us die that we may live' offers an approachable, surprising, and not always reverent insight into the life of the Early Church. It reveals the full importance of the martyr homily in terms of style and treatment of its subject.

Author: Pauline Allen,Boudewijn Dehandschutter,Johan Leemans
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/19/2003
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.52w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780415240420

About the Author
Johann Leemans is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Theology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Wendy Mayer is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University. Pauline Allen is Director of the Centre for Early Christian Studies and General Secretary of the International Association for Patristic Studies. Boudewijn Dehandschutter is Professor of Patrology and Ancient Church History at the Faculty of Theology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.