martyrdom of the seven brothers and their mother
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The martyrdom of the seven brothers and their mother is a biblical and Jewish tradition recounting a family’s torture and execution for refusing to violate their religious laws under Hellenistic persecution, often cited as a powerful example of steadfast faith unto death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| martyrdom of the seven brothers and their mother canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish martyrdom tradition
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biblical narrative ⓘ didactic narrative ⓘ religious story ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife reward for the righteous
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divine justice ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Antiochus IV Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
faithfulness to religious law
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martyrdom ⓘ resistance to forced Hellenization ⓘ sanctification of God’s name ⓘ steadfast faith unto death ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
some Christian liturgical calendars
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some Jewish liturgical and homiletic traditions ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Fourth Book of Maccabees
NERFINISHED
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Second Book of Maccabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
Christian hagiography
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Jewish ethical literature ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of spiritual resistance to assimilation
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testimony to covenant fidelity ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfEarliestText | Greek ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacters |
seven brothers
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their mother ⓘ |
| hasMotherTraditionalName |
Hannah
NERFINISHED
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Solomonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Seleucid persecution of Jews ⓘ |
| influencedConcept |
Christian theology of martyrdom
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Jewish concept of martyrdom ⓘ |
| involvesPractice |
observance of Jewish dietary laws
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refusal to eat pork ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
didactic prose
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martyrology ⓘ |
| locationContext | Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralEmphasis |
courage in persecution
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obedience to God over obedience to kings ⓘ |
| portrays |
encouragement by the mother
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execution of the brothers ⓘ torture of the brothers ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Maccabean revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFigure | Eleazar the scribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Books of the Maccabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
loyalty to Torah
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religious heroism ⓘ willingness to die rather than sin ⓘ |
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