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1 online resource |
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
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Blackwell companions to the ancient world.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; I.1 Structure of the Book; References; References to Online Projects; Further Reading; Part I Writings; Chapter 1 Josephus's Judean War; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Date, Context, and Purposes; 1.3 Content and Structures; 1.4 Sources of the Judean War; 1.5 Thematic Threads; 1.6 Speech and Speeches; 1.7 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2 Many Sources but a Single Author: Josephus's Jewish Antiquities; 2.1 A Chronologically Organized Survey |
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2.2 A Work Written on the Basis of Extracts from Numerous Sources2.3 Josephus Organized the Extracts Chronologically, According to Successions of Rulers; 2.4 Sometimes Josephus Left His Excerpts Undigested; 2.5 Josephus Strove to Create Continuity in His Work, Especially at Transitions from One Topic to Another; 2.6 Josephus Creates Continuity by Arranging His Materials; 2.7 Explicit Authorial Passages; 2.8 Thematic Unity: Goals and Values; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Josephus's Autobiography (Life of Josephus); 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Date and Occasion |
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3.3 Purpose and Life-Writing in Rome3.4 Contents, Structures, Devices; 3.5 Relation to Judean War 2 and Historical Utility; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Against Apion; 4.1 Context: Josephus in Rome; 4.2 Contents: Topics, Structure, Genre, Title, and Sources; 4.3 Audience, Purpose, Impact, and Textual Tradition; References; Furt her Reading; Part II Josephus's Literary Context; Chapter 5 Josephus as a Roman Historian; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Location and First Audiences; 5.3 Roman Aspects of Josephus's Compositions; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Further Reading |
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Chapter 6 Josephus and Greek Imperial Literature6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Josephus and the Greek Sophists; 6.3 Josephus and Greek Contemporaries on the Past and the Roman Present; 6.4 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7 Josephus and the Bible; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Personal Formation; 7.3 History and Prophecy; 7.4 Canon, Text, and Translation; 7.5 Readings; 7.6 Identity; 7.7 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 8 Josephus and Philo in Rome; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Josephus and Philo as Ancient Historians in Rome; 8.3 Josephus and Philo as Historians of Contemporary Events |
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8.4 Roman Stoicism in the Works of Josephus and PhiloAcknowledgments; References; Further Reading; Chapter 9 Josephus and the New Testament; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The Jewish World of the First Century; 9.3 Named Characters in the Gospels and Acts; 9.4 Broader Connections between Josephus and the New Testament Authors; 9.5 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Part III Themes; Chapter 10 Josephus and the Archaeology of Galilee; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Rural Settlements; 10.3 The Cities of the Galilee in the First Century C.E.; 10.4 City and Polis in First-Century C.E. Galilee |
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"Considered the most important historian of Jewish antiquity, the works of Flavius Josephus offer unparalleled insights into the world of Late Second Temple Judaism, the dawn of Christianity, and the early years of the Roman Empire. A Companion to Josephus presents a collection of readings that probe deeply into aspects relating to the four extant works of the first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. Featuring contributions from more than two dozen renowned international scholars specializing in Josephus and related studies, readings introduce the writings of Josephus, put them into historical contexts, explore their transmission and reception, and highlight contemporary scholarly approaches to two millennia of Josephan studies. Following an examination of the four individual texts and their manuscript tradition and situating the writings of Josephus among contemporaneous Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian works, a wide variety of themes are explored--the archaeology of Galilee, military history, the Jerusalem Temple, women, Jewish rulers, and more. Further readings follow the transmission and reception of the Josephan corpus along its remarkable journey from Late Antiquity through to the Medieval, early Modern, and Modern periods. In the first single-volume scholarly guide to Josephus, A Companion to Josephus sheds important new light into the writings of an eyewitness to a pivotal point in world history"-- Provided by publisher |
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Title from content provider |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
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Josephus, Flavius
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| SUBJECT |
Josephus, Flavius fast |
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Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Judaism -- Post-exilic period (Judaism)
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History
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Electronic book
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Chapman
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| ISBN |
9781119092285 |
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1119092280 |
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9781118325179 |
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1118325176 |
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9781118325193 |
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1118325192 |
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1118325168 |
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9781118325162 |
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