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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >Amos (8th cent. BCE) Amos was a shepherd near Bethlehem who >became one of >the minor prophets. According to the Roman martyrology, he >was killed by >having an iron bar knocked through his head. Saints aren't really my forte, but I'm interested in this. I've never heard of a saint who lived before the coming of Christ. How is this possible? Is martyrdom for the cause the only requirement? If so, which cause in Amos's case? Are there others? Best, Clint Atchley Clinton Atchley, Ph.D. Director, Master of Liberal Arts Program Department of English and Foreign Languages Box 7652 Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR 71999 Phone: 870.230.5276 Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.hsu.edu/faculty/atchlec ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html