Shmuel Shepkaru is an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Oklahoma University.

Review of the hardback: '… it is a solid book: the author has read and digested a great deal of literature, and has clearly reflected long and hard on the subject … thought-provoking …' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• Preface; Introduction; 1. Mythic martyrs; 2. Between God and Caesar; 3. 'It is written in the law'; 4. Byzantine burnt offerings; 5. Zarfat; 6. Ve Ashkenaz: traditional manifestations; 7. Ve Ashkenaz: manifestations of a milieu; 8. Singing in the fire; 9. Fire from heaven; 10. Shifting paradigms; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Shmuel Shepkaru is an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Oklahoma University.

Review of the hardback: '… it is a solid book: the author has read and digested a great deal of literature, and has clearly reflected long and hard on the subject … thought-provoking …' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• Preface; Introduction; 1. Mythic martyrs; 2. Between God and Caesar; 3. 'It is written in the law'; 4. Byzantine burnt offerings; 5. Zarfat; 6. Ve Ashkenaz: traditional manifestations; 7. Ve Ashkenaz: manifestations of a milieu; 8. Singing in the fire; 9. Fire from heaven; 10. Shifting paradigms; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Shmuel Shepkaru is an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Oklahoma University.

Review of the hardback: '… it is a solid book: the author has read and digested a great deal of literature, and has clearly reflected long and hard on the subject … thought-provoking …' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• Preface; Introduction; 1. Mythic martyrs; 2. Between God and Caesar; 3. 'It is written in the law'; 4. Byzantine burnt offerings; 5. Zarfat; 6. Ve Ashkenaz: traditional manifestations; 7. Ve Ashkenaz: manifestations of a milieu; 8. Singing in the fire; 9. Fire from heaven; 10. Shifting paradigms; Notes; Bibliography; Index.