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Notes and QueriesAbstract Ironically, previously considered the earliest in the tradition, Josephus’ story is in fact the latest of the four surviving versions. It derives much from the Seleukid Romance (see chapter 1) and from the Simon story (see chapter 3), but contains much original thought and research, including a pioneering (and erroneous ...
Ronald Mellor, Jason Moralee
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2020
What, then, is the significance of Josephus for NT interpretation? On the one hand, a few particular points emerge from this study, (a) Josephus wrote to defend Judaism against the Roman suspicion that this antisocial superstition had finally proven impotent in the face of Rome’s Fortune, (b) There¬ fore, although Josephus is the most valuable non ...
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What, then, is the significance of Josephus for NT interpretation? On the one hand, a few particular points emerge from this study, (a) Josephus wrote to defend Judaism against the Roman suspicion that this antisocial superstition had finally proven impotent in the face of Rome’s Fortune, (b) There¬ fore, although Josephus is the most valuable non ...
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2010
One of the declared purposes of Josephus' Antiquities - as for much of ancient historiography - is to teach through history. This chapter sketches the main points of the single characters, within the framework of the opposition of the positive pole of the kings of Judah and the negative pole of the kings of Israel.
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One of the declared purposes of Josephus' Antiquities - as for much of ancient historiography - is to teach through history. This chapter sketches the main points of the single characters, within the framework of the opposition of the positive pole of the kings of Judah and the negative pole of the kings of Israel.
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2017
The only early Jewish author to have written a surviving description of what his contemporaries believed about the afterlife was Josephus, yet his testimonies about the afterlife are complex historical, literary, and apologetic descriptions. They cannot be immediately corroborated by contemporary writings; nor should they be exclusively categorized as ...
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The only early Jewish author to have written a surviving description of what his contemporaries believed about the afterlife was Josephus, yet his testimonies about the afterlife are complex historical, literary, and apologetic descriptions. They cannot be immediately corroborated by contemporary writings; nor should they be exclusively categorized as ...
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Josephus' Roman Audience: Josephus and the Roman Elites
2005AbstractIn an attempt to elucidate the social and political environment in which Josephus composed his works, this chapter tries to determine the extent to which the Judean writer was ingratiated with the imperial court and the local aristocracy at Rome.
Hannah M. Cotton, Werner Eck
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Life of Josephus: The Autobiography of Flavius Josephus
Journal for the Study of Judaism, 2010AbstractThe autobiographic work of Flavius Josephus Life of Josephus (further Life), which focuses on the man Josephus, was exceptional in the Jewish literature of that time. An inquiry into the structure of Life, its components, contents, and the way Josephus described himself both as an individual and as a public figure indicates that Josephus wrote ...
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Josephus or Nicolaus on the Pharisees?
Revue des Études Juives, 1997Quatre passages des Antiquites de Josephe peuvent etre compris comme antipharisiens (13.171-173, 288, 401-402 et 17,41-42). Les travaux recents ne s'accordent pas sur l'attribution de ces textes: Josephe a-t-il compose lui-meme ces lignes, et donc eprouve ces sentiments antipharisiens, ou les a-t-il recopies chez Nicolas de Damas sans percevoir leur ...
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