Hasmonean martyrdom: Between Christian and Jewish tradition

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2024-10-07

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Abstract

Eastern Christianity includes prayer and a festival honoring the martyrdom of a woman and her seven sons who, in the time of Antiochus IV, refused to eat pork. The Talmud reimagines their story, depicting the woman and her sons as refusing to worship an idol in Roman times. This change reflects the rabbis’ tendency to downplay martyrdom in favor of a piety model centered on “dying” through exhaustive Torah study

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Online article

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Hasmoneans, early Christianity, Martyrdom, dying, Shmuni and her seven sons

Citation

Simkovich, M. Z. (2024, Oct. 7; 2023, Dec. 13). Hasmonean martyrdom: Between Christian and Jewish tradition. TheTorah.com