Sources on the politics of Judaea in the 50s CE: a response to Martin Goodman

Martin Goodman argues that Josephus’ presentation of 6–66 CE Judaea as a place of growing tensions leading to war with Rome copies Thucydides and is contradicted by his own evidence. This theory is countered at several levels. First, Josephus’ Jewish War does not imitate Thucydides’ 50-year pre-war...

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Main Author: Tomson, Peter J. 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Liverpool University Press [2017]
In: Journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 234–259
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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