Noble Death : Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity

Name: Noble Death : Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity
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ISBN: 9780060620950

ISBN-10: 0060620951

ISBN-13: 9780060620950

Edition: 1992

Authors: Arthur Droge, James Tabor

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"The right to die with dignity has emerged as a crucial issue in the 1990s. As reports of family- or doctor-assisted suicides increase, the issue of voluntary death is occupying an increasingly prominent place in our national consciousness. From theologians, medical ethicists, and talk-show hosts to people facing the issue in their own lives, all are participants in the debate, each seeking to influence and control the discourse on suicide and euthanasia. Now, this pathbreaking study provides a stunning reappraisal of the early history of this controversial human freedom." "A Noble Death challenges the often unquestioning attitudes we have toward suicide and traces the evolution of these…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Preface
The Distance We Have Traveled	p. 1
The Death of Socrates and Its Legacy	p. 17
A Time to Die	p. 53
Acquiring Life in a Single Moment	p. 85
To Die Is Gain	p. 113
The Crown of Immortality	p. 129
The Augustinian Reversal	p. 167
Conclusion	p. 185
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 199
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