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The power of sacrifice [electronic resource] : Roman and Christian discourses in conflict / George Heyman.

By: Heyman, George, 1954-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2007Description: xxv, 256 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Sacrifice | Church history | Martyrdom -- Christianity | Rome -- ReligionGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 203/.40937 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Roman religion and sacrificial practice -- The Roman imperial cult -- The New Testament and the discourse of sacrifice -- The sacrifice of the martyr -- Conclusions.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-252) and index.

Roman religion and sacrificial practice -- The Roman imperial cult -- The New Testament and the discourse of sacrifice -- The sacrifice of the martyr -- Conclusions.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.