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The Maccabean Martyrs, Jewish heroes from the era of the persecution of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, were incorporated into the IVth century Christian martyrology. Two Church Fathers, Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom wrote panegyrics in their honour, which are studied and translated in this book.
The first part shows how, since the beginning, the Church referred to these martyrs as biblical examples known through 2 and 4 Maccabees. The second part describes, through the eulogies of Gregory and John, the circumstances surrounding the creation of the Christian Feast. The third part analyzes the preaching built around the story of the Maccabean martyrs, where, following the 4 M model, Eleazar, the seven brothers and their mother are established as examples of virtue and asceticism for the edification of all Christians.
The book investigates an original aspect of the cult of martyrs: the christianisation of jewish martyrs killed defending the Law, and sheds light on the sometimes contradictory preaching choices of Gregory and John to respond to the jewish roots of this cult.
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Les martyrs Maccab es, h ros juifs de la pers cution d'Antiochus IV Epiphane, furent int gr s dans le martyrologe chr tien au IV si cle. la m me poque, en Orient, deux P res de l'Eglise, Gr goire de Nazianze et Jean Chrysostome, ont prononc des discours pan gyriques en leur honneur, tudi s et traduits dans ce livre.
La premi re partie montre comment, depuis l'origine, l'Eglise citait comme exemples bibliques ces martyrs connus par le Deuxi me et le Quatri me livre des Maccab es. La deuxi me partie d crit, au travers des pan gyriques de Gr goire et de Jean, les circonstances qui ont marqu l'instauration de la f te chr tienne d di e ces martyrs. La troisi me partie analyse la pr dication adress e aux fid les partir de l' pisode maccab en, El azar, les sept fr res et leur M re devenant, sur le mod le de 4 M, des exemples de vertus et d'asc se propos s l'imitation de tous.
Le livre explore ainsi un aspect original du culte des martyrs, la christianisation de martyrs juifs morts pour la d fense de la Loi, et met en lumi re les choix de pr dication, parfois oppos s, de Gr goire et de Jean face l'enracinement juif de ce culte.