Josephus’s Portrayal of Lot and His Family
This article examines Josephus’s retelling of the Lot Narratives. Comparing Josephus’s treatment of Lot to his treatment of other biblical narratives leads to the conclusion that Josephus made great efforts not to condemn Lot in any way. It is argued that Josephus presented Lot as a righteous charac...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2006
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Further subjects: | B
early Jewish biblical interpretation
B Josephus B Hellenistic world B BIBLICAL figures |
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| Summary: | This article examines Josephus’s retelling of the Lot Narratives. Comparing Josephus’s treatment of Lot to his treatment of other biblical narratives leads to the conclusion that Josephus made great efforts not to condemn Lot in any way. It is argued that Josephus presented Lot as a righteous character for two reasons: he was Abraham’s nephew and King David’s ancestor. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0951820706069182 |