Josephus The Emperors And The City Of Rome

Author : William den Hollander
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004266834

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Josephus, the Emperors, and the City of Rome by William den Hollander Pdf

In Josephus, the Emperors, and the City of Rome William den Hollander places under the microscope the Judaean historian's own account of the latter part of his life, following his first encounters with the Romans. Episodes of Josephus' life, such as his embassy to Rome prior to the outbreak of the 1st Judaean Revolt, his prophetic pronouncement of Vespasian's imminent rise to the imperial throne, and his time in the Roman prisoner-of-war camp, are subjected to rigorous analysis and evaluated against the broader ancient evidence by the application of a vivid historical imagination. Den Hollander also explores at great length the relationships formed by Josephus with the Flavian emperors and other individuals of note within the Roman army camp and, later, in the city of Rome. He builds solidly on recent trends in Josephan research that emphasize Josephus' distance from the corridors of power.

Author : Frederic Raphael
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9780307378163

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A Jew Among Romans by Frederic Raphael Pdf

"An audacious history of Josephus (37-c.100), the Jewish general turned Roman historian, whose emblematic betrayal is a touchstone for the Jew alone in the Gentile world"--Dust jacket flap.

Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789359321318

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The Life Of Flavius Josephus by Flavius Josephus Pdf

"The Life of Flavius Josephus," authored by Flavius Josephus himself, is an autobiographical work that provides a unique window into the life of one of the most prominent Jewish historians and scholars of the 1st century CE. Josephus was a Jewish military the captain who eventually became a Roman citizen and historian. He was born in Jerusalem around 37 CE. In this autobiographical memoir, Josephus recounts his childhood, his involvement in the Jewish-Roman War, and his arrest by the Romans. He discusses his interactions with multiple Roman emperors, like as Vespasian and Titus, that led to his Roman citizenship and protection. In the works he wrote, Josephus discusses his efforts to preserve Jewish history and culture, most notably in his extensive volumes "The Jewish War" and "Antiquities of the Jews." These historical works continue to be significant resources for understanding Jewish history as well as the political and social dynamics of the Roman Empire during his reign. The autobiography gives readers an insight into the complicated interplay between Jewish identity and Roman citizenship in the first century CE. It also gives light on Josephus' function as a bridge builder between the Jewish and Roman worlds, a role that elicited both praise and distrust from his contemporaries.

Author : Josephus
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1981-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141904474

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The Jewish War by Josephus Pdf

Josephus’ account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus changed sides after he was captured to become a Rome-appointed negotiator, and so was uniquely placed to observe these turbulent events, from the siege of Jerusalem to the final heroic resistance and mass suicides at Masada. His account provides much of what we know about the history of the Jews under Roman rule, with vivid portraits of such key figures as the Emperor Vespasian and Herod the Great. Often self-justifying and divided in its loyalties, The Jewish War nevertheless remains one of the most immediate accounts of war, its heroism and its horrors, ever written.

Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9355399979

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Antiquities of the Jews ; Book - XVIII by Flavius Josephus Pdf

The book, "" Antiquities of the Jews; Book - XVIII "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

Author : J. C. Edmondson,Rives J B Mason Steve Edmondson J C,Steve Mason,J. B. Rives
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Rome
ISBN : 1435622634

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Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome by J. C. Edmondson,Rives J B Mason Steve Edmondson J C,Steve Mason,J. B. Rives Pdf

Introduction : Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome /Jonathan Edmondson --Josephus' Roman audience : Josephus and the Roman elites /Hannah M. Cotton and Werner Eck --Foreign elites at Rome /G.W. Bowersock --Herodians and Ioudaioi in Flavian Rome /Daniel R. Schwartz --Josephus in the diaspora /Tessa Rajak --Last year in Jerusalem : monuments of the Jewish war in Rome /Fergus Millar --The sack of the Temple in Josephus and Tacitus /T.D. Barnes --Flavian religious policy and the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple /James Rives --The Fiscus Iudaicus and gentile attitudes to Judaism in Flavian Rome /Martin Goodman --From exempla to exemplar? : writing history around the emperor in imperial Rome /Christina Shuttleworth Kraus --Josephus and Greek literature in Flavian Rome /Christopher P. Jones --Parallel lives of two lawgivers : Josephus' Moses and Plutarch's Lycurgus /Louis H. Feldman --Figured speech and irony in T. Flavius Josephus /Steve Mason --Spectacle in Josephus' Jewish war /Honora Howell Chapman --The empire writes back : Josephan rhetoric in Flavian Rome /John M.G. Barclay.

Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9355399987

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Antiquities of the Jews ; Book - XIX by Flavius Josephus Pdf

The book, "" Antiquities of the Jews; Book - XIX "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

Author : Honora Howell Chapman,Zuleika Rodgers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444335330

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A Companion to Josephus by Honora Howell Chapman,Zuleika Rodgers Pdf

A Companion to Josephus presents a collection of readings from international scholars that explore the works of the first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. Represents the first single-volume collection of readings to focus on Josephus Covers a wide range of disciplinary approaches to the subject, including reception history Features contributions from 29 eminent scholars in the field from four continents Reveals important insights into the Jewish and Roman worlds at the moment when Christianity was gaining ground as a movement Named Outstanding Academic Title of 2016 by Choice Magazine, a publication of the American Library Association

Author : Flavius Josephus,T. P. Wiseman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846319648

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The Death of Caligula by Flavius Josephus,T. P. Wiseman Pdf

Emperor Gaius 'Caligula' was assassinated in January AD 41. It seemed that the dynasty of the Caesars was over, and republican rule restored; but a military coup by the Praetorian Guard set up Gaius' uncle Claudius as emperor. A detailed contemporary account of the plot and its aftermath was incorporated by the historian Josephus into his Antiquities of the Jews, as an example of the providence of God. This is a translation of that unjustly neglected narrative, one of the most important texts in Roman imperial history, with an introduction and historical commentary to bring out its full significance.

Author : Meron M. Piotrkowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110593358

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Priests in Exile by Meron M. Piotrkowski Pdf

Priests in Exile is the first comprehensive scholarly opus in English to reconstruct the history of the mysterious Temple of Onias, a Jewish temple built by a Jerusalemite high priest in his Egyptian exile that functioned in parallel with the Temple of Jerusalem. Piotrkowski’s book addresses a topic that is mysterious, important and anomalous: a Jewish community of mercenary priests in the (Egyptian) Diaspora in which the priestly sacrificial ritual was carried out daily over a period of more than two hundred years until the first century CE, outlasting the Jerusalem Temple by about three years. Although the book focuses on the very circumscribed topic of the parallel Temple it casts a wide net, placing the story in the context of Jewish Diaspora life in ancient times. Ancient topics and texts are brought to bear, including papyri, epigraphy, archaeology, as well as the modern literature. Piotrkowski throws new light on a fascinating episode of ancient Jewish history that is usually left in the dark.

Author : J. C. Edmondson,Steve Mason,J. B. Rives
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Rome
ISBN : 019171853X

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Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome by J. C. Edmondson,Steve Mason,J. B. Rives Pdf

Flavius Josephus is best known for his portraits of first-century conditions in Judaea. This book attempts to give a detailed and nuanced treatment of Josephus' Roman context.

Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : Peter Smith Publisher
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054083921

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Jerusalem and Rome by Flavius Josephus Pdf

Author : Daniel R. Schwartz
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442616875

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Judeans and Jews by Daniel R. Schwartz Pdf

In writing in English about the classical era, is it more appropriate to refer to “Jews” or to “Judeans”? What difference does it make? Today, many scholars consider “Judeans” the more authentic term, and “Jews” and “Judaism” merely anachronisms. In Judeans and Jews, Daniel R. Schwartz argues that we need both terms in order to reflect the dichotomy between the tendencies of those, whether in Judea or in the Disapora, whose identity was based on the state and the land (Judeans), and those whose identity was based on a religion and culture (Jews). Presenting the Second Temple era as an age of transition between a territorial past and an exilic and religious future, Judeans and Jews not only sharpens our understanding of this important era but also sheds important light on the revolution in Jewish identity caused by the creation of the modern state of Israel.

Author : J. Andrew Cowan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567684042

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The Writings of Luke and the Jewish Roots of the Christian Way by J. Andrew Cowan Pdf

J. Andrew Cowan challenges the popular theory that Luke sought to boost the cultural status of the early Christian movement by emphasising its Jewish roots – associating the new church with an ancient and therefore respected heritage. Cowan instead argues that Luke draws upon the traditions of the Old Testament and its supporting texts as a reassurance to Christians, promising that Jesus' life, his works and the church that follow legitimately provide fulfilment of God's salvific plan. Cowan's argument compares Luke's writings to two near-contemporaries, Dionysius of Halicarnassus and T. Flavius Josephus, both of whom emphasized the ancient heritage of a people with cultural or political aims in view, exploring how the writings of Luke do not reflect the same cultural values or pursue the same ends. Challenging assumptions on Luke's supposed attempts to assuage political concerns, capitalize on antiquity, and present Christianity as an inner-Jewish sect, Cowan counters with arguments for Luke being critical of over-valuing tradition and defining the Jewish people as resistant to God and His messages. Cowan concludes with the argument that the apostle does not strive for legitimisation of the new church by previous cultural standards, but instead provides theological reassurance to Christians that God's plan has been fulfilled, with implications for broader debate.

Author : Flavius Josephus,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Life of Flavius Josephus by Flavius Josephus,Aeterna Press Pdf

THE family from which I am derived is not an ignoble one, but hath descended all along from the priests; and as nobility among several people is of a different origin, so with us to be of the sacerdotal dignity, is an indication of the splendor of a family. Now, I am not only sprung from a sacerdotal family in general, but from the first of the twenty-four courses; and as among us there is not only a considerable difference between one family of each course and another, I am of the chief family of that first course also; nay, further, by my mother I am of the royal blood; for the children of Asamoneus, from whom that family was derived, had both the office of the high priesthood, and the dignity of a king, for a long time together. I will accordingly set down my progenitors in order. Aeterna Press