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Originally published as Revision of the author's thesis (Th. D.)--University of Gothenburg, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Cover ; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Ancient Sources; 2. Papyri and Non-Literary Sources; 3. Early Jewish Literature; 4. Modern Works; 5. General; 6. Signs; Chapter One -- Introduction; 1 The Purpose of the Study; 2 The Scholarly Discussion; 2.1 Predecessors; 2.2 Intermediate Studies; 2.3 Main Contributors; 2.4 Recent Studies; 3 Basic Problems and Method; 3.1 The Terminology; 3.2 The Definition; 3.3 The Basic Questions of the Investigation; 3.4 Considerations of Theory; 3.4.1 Philology; 3.4.2 Semantics; 4 Content of the Book.
4 Tragedy, Comedy and Orators of the Classical Era4.1 Aeschylus; 4.2 Sophocles; 4.3 Euripides; 4.4 Demosthenes; 4.5 Conclusion -- Tragedy, Comedy and Orators of the Classical Era; 5 Greek Historians of the Hellenistic Era; 5.1 Polybius; 5.1.1 Undefined Suspension Punishments in Polybius; 5.1.2 Post-Mortem Suspension in Polybius; 5.1.3 Ante-Mortem Suspension in Polybius; 3.1.4 Conclusion -- Polybius and Crucifixion; 5.2 Diodorus Siculus; 5.2.1 Undefined Suspensions in Diodorus Siculus; 5.2.2 Post-Mortem Suspensions in Diodorus Siculus ; 5.2.3 Possible Impaling Accounts in Diodorus Siculus.
5.2.4 Possible Ante-Mortem Suspensions in Diodorus Siculus5.2.5 Suspension by Nailing in Diodorus Siculus; 5.2.6 Conclusion -- Diodorus Siculus and Crucifixion; 5.3 Conclusion -- Historians of the Hellenistic Era; 6 Papyrus and Fragmentary Texts of the Hellenistic Era; 6.1 Papyrus Hellenica; 6.2 Alexis; 6.3 Conclusion -- Papyrus and Fragmentary Texts of the Hellenistic Era; 7 Historians of the Roman Era; 7.1 Strabo; 7.1.1 Suspension Texts in Strabo; 7.1.2 Conclusion -- Strabo and Crucifixion; 7.2 Dionysius of Halicarnassus; 7.3 Flavius Josephus.
Chapter Two -- Greek Literature1 The Archaic Era; 1.1 Homer; 1.2 Aesop; 1.3 Conclusion -- The Archaic Era; 2 Historians of the Classical Era; 2.1 Herodotus; 2.1.1 Herodotus' Use of.
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Hauptbeschreibung Gunnar Samuelsson investigates the philological aspects of how ancient Greek, Latin and Hebrew/Aramaic texts depict crucifixions. A survey of the texts shows that there has been too narrow a view of the ""crucifixion"" terminology. The various terms do not only refer to ""crucify"" and ""cross."" They are used much more diversely. Hence, most of the crucifixion accounts that scholars cite in the ancient literature have to be rejected, leaving only a few.
""Gunnar Samuelsson has a rare distinction, for his work received attention, perhaps even notoriety, prio.