John Foxe
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| Title | : | Foxe's Book of Martyrs |
| Author | : | John Foxe |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 1999 by Fleming H. Revell (first published 1563) |
| Categories | : | History. Christian. Biography. Nonfiction. Religion. Christianity. Classics |
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Reformation-era England—John Foxe recounts the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of dozens of Christian martyrs. Some were people of rank and influence. Some were ordinary folk. Some were even his friends. Four centuries later, these deeply moving accounts of faith and courage mark a path for modern Christians to measure the depth of their commitment.Mention Books In Favor Of Foxe's Book of Martyrs
| Original Title: | Foxe's Book of Martyrs |
| ISBN: | 0800786645 (ISBN13: 9780800786649) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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There is only one word that springs to mind on concluding a book like this-grateful. I am grateful that none of these terrible things have happened to me.....yet. This classic book documents Christian martyrs through the centuries. There are some updated chapters running to the publication in 1997. The details are gruesome but factual, they are not sensationalised. They don't need to be as the terrible things that were done to some of these faithful people are shocking enough. Why read a bookWhoa. This book blew my mind, in the best way possible. Normally I am very disturbed by scary or gruesome details, but for some reason this book did not bother me in that way and I was able to go on reading, and in fact, be incredibly edified by the stories. I suppose that in my mind, if suffering is explicitly for the gospel it feels different. And indeed I felt strengthened by the stories of those saints who have gone before me. I truly had no idea of the extent of the persecution for a
Great book to familiarize oneself with what our Christian ancestors have gone through for the Word of God. Any time you feel like you are being persecuted, read some of these stories and you'll realize that we have NO persecution today.
Fascinating but slow going. To be sipped a few pages a day. Lots of notes and archaisms, given that the first edition appeared c. 1535. Im always delighted by stories of Roman Catholic barbarity. Toward that end, Ive also enjoyed Benzion Netanyahus exquisite The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth Century Spain (yes, he is Bibis father); Sir Steven Runcimans gripping A History of the Crusades in 3 volumes; James Shapiros fascinating Oberammergau: The Troubling Story of the World's Most
Im not going to sugar coat it, this book is extremely sad. In the mid-1500s, John Foxe wrote a detailed account of the entire history of persecution in the church up until that time. This edition was updated through the 21st century. Starting with Jesus, Fox gives details about the deaths of actual martyrs. Did you catch that? This isnt a made up story. These are real people who gave their lives for Christ. This book might scare you. It might make you cry. But I hope that is not all it does. I
How can we not continue to serve Him, with so great a cloud of witnesses that have gone before us. We have not resisted unto death, but many hero's of the faith have done so! Jesus Christ is worth it all!!!
The repetition of so many horrors consecutively is still deadening, which speaks to how much of my heart has not been quickened yet. Nevertheless, if we can honor surrendered lives by living differently because of them, at the least they offer this in common: (1) a certain holy feistiness which would be most useful in resisting the enemy's devices and GROWING by it rather than growing weary, and (2) a commitment to ingesting God's Word so that Scripture is what came out under stress or when they
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