Williams, Sam K. <br/><br/>
Jesus' death as saving event :  the background and origin of a concept / 
by Sam K. Williams. 
 - xi, 270 p. ; 21 cm. 
 - Harvard Dissertations in Religion ; no. 2 .
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/>Chapter I: The meaning of Jesus; death in Romans --<br/><br/>Chapter II: Traditions of the Maccabean martyrs from Daniel to II Maccabees and Josephus --<br/><br/>Chapter III: Suffering and death in the Old Testament and other Jewish writings --<br/><br/>Chapter IV: Suffering and death in Greek and Hellenistic literature --<br/><br/>Chapter V: The death of the martyrs in IV Maccabees --<br/><br/>Chapter VI: The background, source, and origin of the concept of Jesus' death as saving event --<br/><br/>Part I: Jesus said so --<br/>Part II: Primitive Palestinian Christianity said so --<br/>Part III: The scriptures said so --<br/>Part IV: The origin of the concept of Jesus' death as saving event 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0891300295 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>Acc#20968 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SALVATION--HISTORY OF DOCTRINES<br/>JESUS CHRIST--CRUCIFIXION<br/>MARTYRDOM<br/>SUFFERING<br/>DEATH
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BT 75.2  / W675 1975