W.H.C. Frend's foundational scholarly study of martyrdom and persecution in the early church, from the Maccabean revolt to the Donatist schism, including a count of the well-attested individual martyrs of the Diocletianic persecution.
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Reliability TierLong regarded as the standard English-language scholarly treatment; Frend's martyr count is conservative because it counts only individuals with reasonably reliable attestation, which is why it sits well below later, broader counts such as Shin's. NotesLong regarded as the standard English-language scholarly treatment; Frend's martyr count is conservative because it counts only individuals with reasonably reliable attestation, which is why it sits well below later, broader counts such as Shin's. 1 Citation
PublisherBasil Blackwell, Oxford 1 Publication Year Sources
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