How Long to Read Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds

How Long Does it Take to Read Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 20 minutes to read Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds by Shmuel Shepkaru

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book presents a linear history of Jewish martyrdom, from the Hellenistic period to the high Middle Ages. Following the chronology of sources, the study challenges the general consensus that martyrdom was an original Hellenistic Jewish idea. Instead, Jews like Philo and Josephus internalized the idealized Roman concept of voluntary death and presented it as an old Jewish practice. The centrality of self-sacrifice in Christianity further stimulated the development of rabbinic martyrology and the talmudic guidelines for passive martyrdom. However, when forced to choosed between death and conversion in medieval Christendom, Ashkenazic Jews went beyond these guidelines, sacrificing themselves and loved ones. Through death not only did they attempt to prove their religiosity, but also to disprove the religious legitimacy of their Christian persecutors. While martyrs and martyrologies intended to show how Judaisim differed from Christianity, they, in fact, reveal a common mindset.

How long is Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds?

Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds by Shmuel Shepkaru is 434 pages long, and a total of 110,236 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 135% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 2 minutes to read Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds aloud.

What Reading Level is Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds?

Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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