Narrative Analysis of the Martyrdom of Eleazar (2 M 6,18-31)
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https://doi.org/10.47182/rb.84.n1-2-2022291Keywords:
2 Maccabees, Martyrdom, Old Age, Fidelity to the Law, EleazarAbstract
The death of Eleazar, narrated in 2M 6,18-31, offers one of the most distinguished examples of resistance and martyrdom before the religious-cultural imposition of a foreign power. The old scribe becomes a model of fidelity to his own culture, ancestral traditions and the faith of his people. Strikingly, the pericope has been little studied unlike other texts or themes of 2 M. For this reason, the following work wants to be a contribution to the investigation and interpretation of it, offering a synchronous analysis of the story and the elements that make it up.
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