Minor nuances in Chrysostom’s teaching on martyrdom include martyrdom as an emigration into Heaven, as a call to a better and more spiritual life, as a change from corruptibility to incorruptibility, and as a spiritual wedding with Christ. The former include martyrdom as an imitation of Christ’s baptism in death, of his suffering, and of his saving and expiatory sacrifice. The author divides his analysis up into major and minor nuances in Chrysostom’s teaching on martyrdom. 29–153) then provides a comprehensive survey and examination of Chrysostom’s teaching about martyrdom and martyrs. This chapter draws mostly on standard secondary sources but is serviceable nonetheless. 1–27) offers a survey of ideas and literature about early Christian martyrdom prior to Chrysostom. A thesis submitted to the Theological Faculty of the University of Durham and directed by the Orthodox scholar George Dragas, this book examines martyrdom and martyrs as they are discussed in the writings of John Chrysostom.Ĭhapter 1 (pp.
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