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Revision as of 01:53, 15 June 2012

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Brief summary.

For more information about the history of the Martyrs Mirror, see http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/contents/M37858ME.html.

Martyrs Mirror Text

Text

Excerpts

Making the Martyrs Mirror

Predecessors

Primary Sources

Editions and Translations

Etchings

People of the Martyrs Mirror

Biographies

Women

Interpreting the Martyrs Mirror

Guides to Reading

An extensive book like the Martyrs Mirror may seem daunting at first glance. However, guides offered in multiple languages make the text accessible to modern readers.

Bibliography Notes
Lowry, James W. The Martyrs' Mirror Made Plain: A Study Guide and Further Studies. Aylmer, Ont: Pathway Publishers, 2011.
Lowry, James W. In the Whale's Belly: And Other Martyr Stories. Harrisonburg, Va: Christian Light Publications, 1981.
Lowry, James W., Vohmann, and Thieleman J. van Braght. Aki a cethal gyomrába került: keresztyén mártírok története, akiknek a hite erősebb volt, mint a halál. Budapest: Evangéliumi kiadó, 2008. Hungarian translation
Lowry, James W., Maria Juana de Mejía, and Thieleman J. van Braght. En el vientre de la ballena y otras historias de los mártires. Farmington, N.M.: Publicadores Lámpara y Luz, 1999. Spanish translation
Lowry, James W. Im Bauche des Walfisches und andere Märtyrergeschichten. Ephrata, PA: Grace Press, 2006. German translation
Lowry, James W., and Thieleman J. van Braght. Bo chrebe kita i drugie istorii o muchenikakh. Ephrata, PA: Grace Press, 1997. Russian translation
Witmer, Dallas, and Thieleman J. van Braght. The Faith Worth Dying For. Farmington, NM: Lamp and Light Publishers, Inc, 1996. Lesson book with 13 lessons and final test
Witmer, Dallas, and Thieleman J. van Braght. Der Glaube, Für Den Es Sich Zu Sterben Lohnt. Crockett, Ky: Rod and Staff Publishers, Inc, 2003. German Translation
Witmer, Dallas, Thieleman J. van Braght, and Jan Luiken. La fe por la cual vale morir. Farmington, N.M.: Publicadora Lámpara y Luz, 2010. Spanish Translation
Witmer, Dallas, Thieleman J. van Braght, and Jan Luiken. La foi pour laquelle il est digne de mourir. Farmington, N.M.: Éditeurs Lampe et Lumière, 2002. French Translation
Witmer, Dallas, Alexei Pavlovich Muzalyov, and Thieleman J. van Braght. Vera, za kotoruiu stoit umeret. Milverton, Ont: Masters International Ministries, 1998. Russian translation

Retelling the Stories

Children's Stories

Fiction

Bibliography Notes
Augsburger, Myron S., Hans Jörg Meier, and Tabea Kunz. Ich werde dich wieder sehen. Saglianes, Seewis: Breakthrough Publisher, 2003. WorldCat
Burkholder, Kendra. Kogo mne boi︠a︡t'si︠a︡. Ephrata, PA: Grace Press, Inc, 2001. WorldCat
Burkholder, Kendra, and Dale Burkholder. "Whom Shall I Fear?". Crockett, Ky: Rod and Staff Publishers, 1996. WorldCat
Children of the Highest. Costa Rica, C.A.: Pearl Press, 1997. WorldCat
Esh, Claudia. We Are His Witnesses: An Anabaptist Martyr Story. Sugarcreek, OH: Carlisle Press, 2011. WorldCat
Martin, John. The Hollow Tree Letters. 1986. WorldCat
Staal, M. van der. Anneke Jansz: Historisch verhaal uit den eersten tijd der hervorming. Urk: De Vuurtoren, 1976. WorldCat
Stoll, Joseph, and Joseph Stoll. La esposa del tamborilero: y otras historias. Crockett, Ky: Editorial Vara Y Cayado [Rod and Staff], 1981. WorldCat
Stoll, Joseph, and Thieleman J. van Braght. The Drummer's Wife: And Other Stories from Martyrs' Mirror. Aylmer, Ont: Pathway Pub, 1994. WorldCat
Veen, P. H. Een aangrijpende bladzijde uit onze historie. S.l: Commissie voor de Doopsgezinden in de verstrooiing, 1901. World Cat
Zook, Joe, and Thieleman J. van Braght. The Anguish of Faith: A Fictional Story Based on the Lives of the Martyrs. Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 2010. WorldCat

Contemporary Responses

History, Criticism, and Perspectives

Bibliography Notes
Beachy, Kirsten. Tongue Screws and Testimonies: Poems, Stories, and Essays Inspired by The Martyrs Mirror. Scottdale, Pa: Herald Press, 2010.
Heatwole, Daniel R. The Ephrata Martyrs' Mirror Past and Present. Scottdale, Pa: Mennonite Publ. House, n.d.
Hertzler, Joseph Shenk. Getting Acquainted with Martyrs' Mirror. 1967.
Horsch, John. Der Blutige Schauplatz, Oder, Martyrer Spiegel. 1900.
King, Shirley Sprunger. Singing at the Fire: Voices of the Anabaptist Martyrs: Organ Lecture-Recital. 1997.
Krahn, Cornelius, and Jan Luiken. The Witness of the Martyr's Mirror for Our Day. North Newton, Kansas: Bethel College, 1967.
Kreider, Alan. The Relevance of Martyrs' Mirror to Our Time. London, England: A. Kreider, 1984.
Nelson, Dawn Ruth. Verbal Formulae and Repetitive Motifs in the Martyrs Mirror Accounts. 1974.
Nolan, Dennis J. Religion and Civil Authority: A Radical Christian View of Church-State Relations As Portrayed in the Martyrs Mirror. Japan: Kant⁻o Gakuin Daigaku Law Research Institute, 1999. Second of two parts
Studer, Gerald C. A History of the Martyrs Mirror: Written for Mennonite History Class and the Mennonite Historical Society. 1947.
Swartzentruber, A. Orley. A Study of the Piety and the Theology of the Anabaptist Martyrs in Van Braght's Martyrs Mirror. 1953.

Musical Responses

Bibliography Notes
Parker, Alice, John L. Ruth, Thieleman J. van Braght, and Richard Hosteltler. Martyr’s Mirror Oratorio. Goshen, IN: Richard Hostetler, 2004. DVD
Parker, Alice, and John L. Ruth. Martyr's Mirror Oratorio. S.l: Parker, 1971. Libretto printed as program for presentation at Goshen College, 1971 October 31
Sauder, Dorothy. Sesquicentennial of the Amish Mennonites of Ontario. Ontario Amish Mennonites, 1972. Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio
Weirich, David, and Thieleman J. van Braght. Martyrs mirror: for concert band. Grand Junction, CO: Grand Mesa Music Publishers, 2001. Band scores