Historiography and Self-Definition: Josephos, Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography

Intro -- HISTORIOGRAPHY AND SELF-DEFINITION -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I. Genre and Historiography -- Ancient Classifications -- Modern Classifications -- Toward a Theory of Genre -- Apologetic Historiography -- II. Greek Ethnography -- Literary Pre...

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Main Author: Sterling, Gregory (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden BRILL 1992
In:Year: 1992
Reviews:Book Reviews : Sterling, G.E , Historiography and Self-Definition: Josephos, Luke—Acts and Apologetic Historiography (NovTSup, 64; Leiden: Brill, 1992), pp xv + 500 Cloth, 125.75. ISBN 90-04-09501-2 (1995) (Pervo, Richard I., 1942 - 2017)
Series/Journal:Novum Testamentum, Supplements Ser v.64
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Print version: Sterling, Gregory: Historiography and Self-Definition : Josephos, Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography. - Leiden : BRILL,c1992. - 9789004095014
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Summary:Intro -- HISTORIOGRAPHY AND SELF-DEFINITION -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I. Genre and Historiography -- Ancient Classifications -- Modern Classifications -- Toward a Theory of Genre -- Apologetic Historiography -- II. Greek Ethnography -- Literary Precursors -- Hekataios of Miletos -- Life -- Periēgēsis Gēs -- Textual Problem -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Herodotos -- Life -- Histories -- Relationship to Hekataios of Miletos -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Summary -- III. Ethnography in Transition -- Hekataios of Abdera -- Life -- Aigyptiaka -- Textual Problem -- Content -- Form -- Function -- The Jewish Excursus -- Peri Ioudaiōn -- Authenticity -- Content and Form -- Function -- Significance -- Megasthenes -- Life -- Indika -- Textual Problem -- Content and Form -- Function -- Significance -- Summary -- IV. The Origins of Apologetic Historiography -- Berossos -- Life -- Babyloniaka -- Pseudo-Berossos? -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Manethon -- Life -- Aigyptiaka -- Textual Problem -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Summary -- V. The Hellenistic Jewish Historians -- Textual Problem -- Eusebios -- Alexander Polyhistor -- Life -- Works -- Peri Ioudaiōn -- Demetrios -- Life -- Work -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Artapanos -- Life -- Work -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Pseudo-Eupolemos -- Identity -- Life -- Work -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Eupolemos -- Life -- Work -- Content -- Form -- Function -- Significance -- Summary -- VI. The Antiquitates Judaicae of Josephos -- Life -- Events -- Self-Understanding -- Relation to Rome -- Antiquitates Judaicae -- Historiographical Tradition -- Content -- Form -- A Translation -- Major Influences -- Rewritten Scripture
Hekataios, Berossos, and Manethon -- The Hellenistic Jewish Historians -- Demetrios -- Artapanos -- Pseudo-Eupolemos -- Eupolemos -- Dionysios of Halikarnassos -- Ars Narrandi -- Omissions -- Alterations -- Additions -- Theological Controls -- Summary -- Function -- Greek Audience -- Roman Audience -- Jewish Audience -- Significance -- VII. Luke-Acts -- Previous Research -- Ancient Views -- Modern Critical Assessments -- Summary -- Life -- Identity -- Ethnicity -- Date -- Summary -- Luke-Acts -- Unity -- Programmatic Statement -- The Author and His Predecessors -- The Traditio Apostolica -- Summary -- Contents -- Form -- Literary Influences -- Mark -- LXX -- The Hellenistic Jewish Historians -- Josephos -- Hellenistic Forms and Elements -- Summary -- Function -- Audience -- Function -- Relationship to Christianity -- Relationship to Israel -- Relationship to Rome -- Summary -- Significance -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Reference Works -- Secondary Literature -- Commentaries on Luke-Acts -- Indices
ISBN:9004266941