'.if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. Perpetua: A Bride, a Martyr, a Passion : Peterson, Amy Rachel: Amazon. The novel expands her account to include the less than three years between her conversion and her execution, as she experiences joy, persecution, and self-discovery, and is faced with the final test of love. Perpetua was martyred in the amphitheater of Carthage in 203 AD, but kept a diary of her arrest, her time in prison, and the dreams and visions that strengthened her and her friends. she had much to lose and she chose to give it all away for Jesus. A new mother, a noblewoman, wealthy, highly educated. While many martyrs were poor or illiterate, Perpetua was neither. Perpetua is a riveting historical novel based on the real life and death of the beloved third-century martyr, whose prison diary is the oldest extant work by a Christian woman. Perpetua, a wealthy noblewoman just coming of age in Carthage, discovers Jesus at a time when Christians are being throw. Rejecting the gods of the ancient Roman Empire, she embraces a passionate relationship with Jesus and falls in love with a man who shares her faith. But betrayal and jealousy threaten to expose their faith to the Roman authorities, and every step seems to take them closer to the ultimate sacrifice. Perpetua eBook by Amy Rachel Peterson - EPUB Rakuten Kobo United States Read 'Perpetua A Bride, A Martyr, A Passion' by Amy Rachel Peterson available from Rakuten Kobo. A path opened through the crowd and I stood alone before him. 'Perpetua, a wealthy noblemwoman just coming of age in Carthage, discovers Jesus at a time when Christians are being thrown to the beasts in city amphitheaters for sport. Together they navigate the treacherous, bloodthirsty waters of the decadent social culture, secretly forming friendships with the Christian plebeians and slaves they now call brothers and sisters.

Rejecting the gods of the ancient Roman Empire, she embraces a passionate relationship with Jesus and falls in love with a man who shares her faith. Perpetua Amy Rachel Peterson 2004 Perpetua, a wealthy noblemwoman just coming of age in Carthage, discovers Jesus at a time when Christians are being.

Perpetua, a wealthy noblewoman just coming of age in Carthage, discovers Jesus at a time when Christians are being thrown to the beasts in city amphitheaters for sport.

Perpetua by Amy Rachel Peterson