During the persecution of the early church, the Acts of the Martyrs became a critical part of the church's reading and devotional material. Perez argues that the reading of the Acts reveals a nuanced view of God, the world, power and powerlessness, and death and life that at times subverts what may have been construed as normal or dominant by either church or the Greco-Roman society.
During the persecution of the early church, the Acts of the Martyrs became a critical part of the church's reading and devotional material. Perez argu...