Josephus And The History Of The Greco Roman Period

Author : Joseph Sievers
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004509122

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Josephus and the History of the Greco-Roman Period by Joseph Sievers Pdf

Josephus and the History of the Greco-Roman Period comprises a series of essays on the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus and on the history of the Second Temple period by many of the best-known specialists in the field. The contributions are revised versions of papers delivered at an international colloquium in memory of Professor Morton Smith that was held at San Miniato, Italy, in November, 1992. The essays cover a broad range of historical and historiographical issues concerning the Seleucid, Hasmonean, Herodian, and Roman periods, for which the importance of Josephus — often our only extant source — can hardly be overestimated. Josephus' trustworthiness as a historian is newly investigated from various angles. Fresh light is thrown on philological, literary, geographical, archaeological, sociological, and religious questions. The book includes a critical evaluation of Morton Smith's scholarly achievement.

Author : Jörg Frey,Daniel R. Schwartz,Stephanie Gripentrog
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004158382

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Jewish Identity in the Greco-Roman World by Jörg Frey,Daniel R. Schwartz,Stephanie Gripentrog Pdf

The book addresses critical issues of the formation and development of Jewish identity in the late Second Temple period. How could Jewish identity be defined? What about the status of women and the image of 'others'? And what about its ongoing influence in early Christianity?

Author : Joseph Sievers,Gaia Lembi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004141797

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Josephus And Jewish History in Flavian Rome And Beyond by Joseph Sievers,Gaia Lembi Pdf

This volume focuses on the interplay between Josephus' Judean identity and his Roman context. After treating historiographical and literary issues, it addresses Josephus' presentation of Judaism and of historical "facts." A final section deals with the transmission of his works.

Author : Joseph Sievers,Gaia Lembi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047415527

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Josephus and Jewish History in Flavian Rome and Beyond by Joseph Sievers,Gaia Lembi Pdf

This volume focuses on the interplay between Josephus’ Judean identity and his Roman context. After treating historiographical and literary issues, it addresses Josephus’ presentation of Judaism and of historical “facts”. A final section deals with the transmission of his works.

Author : Jonathan Edmondson,Steve Mason,James Rives
Publisher : Oxford : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199262120

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Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome by Jonathan Edmondson,Steve Mason,James Rives Pdf

Flavian Rome has most often been studied without serious attention to its most prolific extant author, Titus Flavius Josephus. Josephus, in turn, has usually been studied for what he is writing about (mainly, events in Judaea) rather than for the context in which he wrote: Flavian Rome. For the first time, this book brings these two phenomena into critical engagement, so that Josephus may illuminate Flavian Rome, and Flavian Rome, Josephus. Who were his likely audiences or patronsin Rome? How did the context in which he wrote affect his writing? What do his narratives say or imply about that context? This book brings together contributions from leading international scholars of Josephus and Flavian-Roman history and literature.

Author : William Reuben Farmer
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 9780837171524

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Maccabees, Zealots, and Josephus by William Reuben Farmer Pdf

Author : Norman Bentwich
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547247791

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Josephus by Norman Bentwich Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Josephus" by Norman Bentwich. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : James S. Jeffers
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830878024

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The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era by James S. Jeffers Pdf

What was life like for first-century Christians? Imagine a modest-sized Roman home of a well-to-do Christian household wedged into a thickly settled quarter of Corinth. In the lingering light of a summer evening, men, women and children, merchants, working poor and slaves, a mix of races and backgrounds have assembled in the dimly lit main room are are spilling into the central courtyard. This odd assortment of gathered believers—some thirty in number—are attentive as the newly arrived and travel-weary emissary from Paul reads from the papyrus scroll he has brought from their apostolic mentor. But if you were to be transported to this scene you would perhaps be overwhelmed by a flood of unexpected difference. The voice of the reader recedes as through open windows the din and clamor of the city assault your ears. Hooves clunk and cart wheels grind and echo from the street while drivers shout, vendors call and neighbors gather and converse. And later, as you accompany a family through darkened and dangerous streets to their third-story tenement apartment, you might try to mask your shock at the cramped and unsafe conditions. In The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era James Jeffers provides an informative and scenic tour of daily life during the time of Jesus and the apostles. He affords "you-are-there" glimpses of everything from legal codes to dinner foods, from social hierarchy to apartment living, from education to family dynamics. His eye-opening book will advance your understanding of the New Testament and early Christianity and enrich your reading and application of the Bible.

Author : Josephus
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1102 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547019749

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The Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus Pdf

Antiquities of the Jews is a historiographical work by Flavius Josephus. It contains an account of history of the Jewish people for Josephus' supporters.

Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 039104205X

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Life of Josephus by Flavius Josephus Pdf

Flavius Josephus is without a doubt the most important witness to ancient Judaism from the close of the biblical period to the aftermath of the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70. His four surviving works - Judean War, Judean Antiquities, Life, and Against Apion - provide the narrative structure for interpreting the other, more fragmentary written sources and physical remains from this period. This is the first comprehensive literary-historical commentary on the works of Flavius Josephus in English. Steve Mason, York University, Toronto, edits the scheduled 10 volumes.

Author : Martin Friis
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161564666

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Image and Imitation by Martin Friis Pdf

N this work, Martin Friis examines the ancient Jewish author Flavius Josephus' various ways of self-presentation. He provides numerous examples of how in the first half of the Jewish Antiquities Josephus carefully constructs an image of himself as a capable and competent Greco-Roman historian.

Author : Tessa Rajak
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106019549556

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Josephus by Tessa Rajak Pdf

Josephus was a contemporary and chronicler in the Roman Empire in the first century AD and a general in the great Jewish revolt of 66-73 against Rome. This book produces a sociological account of this revolt and examines Josephus' attitudes.

Author : Peter Schäfer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134403172

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The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World by Peter Schäfer Pdf

Examines Judaism in Palestine throughout the Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great's conquest in 334 BC to its capture by the Arabs in AD 636.

Author : Tessa Rajak
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047400196

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The Jewish Dialogue with Greece and Rome by Tessa Rajak Pdf

Twenty-seven interdisciplinary essays on aspects of Judaism in the Greco-Roman world, exemplifying a wide range of techniques, by a well-known scholar. Three are previously unpublished, including a reappraisal of the Judaism and Hellenism debate and a study of the Sardis synagogue. The book's overall coherence derives from the author's long-standing interests in the analysis of texts as documents of cultural and religious interaction, and in how Jewish communities were woven into the social fabric of Greek cities in the Hellenistic and Roman East. The four sections are: Greeks and Jews, Josephus, The Jewish Diaspora and Epigraphy, and finally Beyond the Greeks and Romans, essays which extend into Christian literature and on to the nineteenth century reception of the Judaism/Hellenism dichotomy. Scholars and students from a wide variety of backgrounds will benefit. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Jews
ISBN : 0785214267

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Josephus by Flavius Josephus Pdf

Josephus was a first-century Pharisee, soldier, informant to the Romans, and writer. He left behind the most extensive writings on ancient Jewish history still in existence, including the earliest independent accounts of the lives of Jesus, John the Baptist, and James the brother of Jesus. Without Josephus, we would know very little about the Essenes, the ancient Jewish group most frequently associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls, or about the beliefs of the Sadducees and Pharisees. Features include: The War of the Jews: an account of the Jewish revolt against Rome up to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem -- The Antiquities of the Jews: a history of the Jews from Creation to the Roman occupation of Palestine -- The Life of Flavius Josephus: the autobiography of Josephus, who fought against Rome and later served the empire -- Against Apion: a defense of the origin of Judaism in the face of Greco-Roman slanders -- Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades: a text attributed to Josephus -- Index of parallels between Josephus's Antiquities and the Old Testament including the Apocrypha.