TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Buol,Justin
TI  - Martyred for the church: memorializations of the effective deaths of bishop martyrs in the second century CE 
SN  - 9783161563898 (pbk)
AV  - BR1604.23 .B86 2018
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - T bingen
PB  - Mohr Siebeck
KW  - Christian martyrs
KW  - Biography
KW  - Bishops
N1  - Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Notre Dame, 2017; Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-292) and indexes; Greek, Roman, and Jewish leader's effective deaths -- Jesus: the model martyr and sacrifice -- Paul: suffering to be Christ for the church -- Ignatius: devoted for those who submit to their bishop -- Polycarp: instructing and protecting the faithful -- Pothinus: restoring the lapsed to faith -- Conclusion: bishop martyrs and the growth of the episcopacy -- Lesser known second-century bishop martyrs
ER  -