{"product_id":"9780062104557","title":"The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom","description":"Author: Candida Moss\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780062104557\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Mar 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to cherished church tradition and popular belief, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire. In \u003cem\u003eThe Myth of Persecution\u003c\/em\u003e, Candida Moss reveals that the \"Age of Martyrs\" is a fiction—there was no sustained three-hundred-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. While there were some martyrs, most of these stories were pious exaggerations and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. Moss encourages modern Christians to get the history of persecution right and embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901028155550,"sku":"ING-9780062104557","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780062104557.jpg?v=1782351674","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780062104557","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}