TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Sam K. TI - Jesus' death as saving event: the background and origin of a concept SN - 0891300295 AV - BT 75.2 W675 1975 PY - 1975/// CY - Missoula, MT PB - Scholars Press KW - SALVATION KW - HISTORY OF DOCTRINES KW - JESUS CHRIST KW - CRUCIFIXION KW - MARTYRDOM KW - SUFFERING KW - DEATH N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Chapter I: The meaning of Jesus; death in Romans -- Chapter II: Traditions of the Maccabean martyrs from Daniel to II Maccabees and Josephus -- Chapter III: Suffering and death in the Old Testament and other Jewish writings -- Chapter IV: Suffering and death in Greek and Hellenistic literature -- Chapter V: The death of the martyrs in IV Maccabees -- Chapter VI: The background, source, and origin of the concept of Jesus' death as saving event -- Part I: Jesus said so -- Part II: Primitive Palestinian Christianity said so -- Part III: The scriptures said so -- Part IV: The origin of the concept of Jesus' death as saving event ER -