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The Idea of a Good Death
The idea of dying a good death with self control, without displaying any sign of pain or fear was something that people thought about. The figure of jesus of nazareth is unusual because the kind of death he dies is unusual. Death and how you die, is seen to be the kind of capstone on your life and a kind of testimony. So you have women dying as evidence of their innocence for example. And ideas like this are sot of fermenting round the ancient mediterranean.