"To Be or to Be Thought to Be": The Testimonium Flavianum (Again)

Recent research on the textual tradition of Latin versions of the Testimonium Flavianum prompts another enquiry into the original text and the transmission of the famous passage. It is suggested here that the Greek/Latin versions highlight a western/eastern early history of the Testimonium and that...

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Main Author: Curran, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Novum Testamentum
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-94
Further subjects:B Testimonium Flavianum Josephus Rome Jerome
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Summary:Recent research on the textual tradition of Latin versions of the Testimonium Flavianum prompts another enquiry into the original text and the transmission of the famous passage. It is suggested here that the Greek/Latin versions highlight a western/eastern early history of the Testimonium and that in turn directs our attention back to the original circumstances of its composition and publication in the city of Rome in the later years of the first century. Restored to its original historical context, the Testimonium emerges as a carefully crafted attack upon the post-Pauline community of Christ-followers in the city.
ISSN:1568-5365
Contains:In: Novum Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341552