Exhortation to Martyrdom

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Origen's Exhortation to Martyrdom is a work written around 235 CE during a period of persecution under Emperor Maximinus. It is a Christian text that encourages believers to face death rather than renounce their faith. Origen, a prominent theologian and biblical scholar of the early Greek church, wrote this piece to inspire steadfastness in the face of potential martyrdom. The work is part of a broader Christian tradition where martyrdom is seen as the ultimate witness to one's faith.123

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…he addressed to Ambrose his Exhortation to Martyrdom. During this period falls the “Discussion with Heracleides,” a papyrus partially transcribing a debate at a church council (probably in Arabia) where a local bishop was suspected of denying the preexistence of the divine Word and where obscure controversies raged over Christological…
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…he addressed to Ambrose his Exhortation to Martyrdom. During this period falls the “Discussion with Heracleides,” a papyrus partially transcribing a debate at a church council (probably in Arabia) where a local bishop was suspected of denying the preexistence of the divine Word and where obscure controversies raged over Christological…
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