From Josephus to Yosippon and beyond: text - re-interpretations - afterlives
Two millennia ago, the Jewish priest-turned-general Flavius Josephus, captured by the emperor Vespasian in the middle of the Roman-Jewish War (66–70 CE), spent the last several decades of his life in Rome writing several historiographical works in Greek. Josephus was eagerly read and used by Christi...
| Subtitles: | Text – Re-interpretations – Afterlives |
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| Contributors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2024
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| In: |
Journal for the study of Judaism (volume 215)
Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: From Josephus to Yosippon and beyond] (2025) (Tilly, Michael, 1963 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Journal for the study of Judaism Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism
volume 215 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Biblical Studies B Classical Studies B Ancient Judaism |
| Online Access: |
Table of Contents (Aggregator) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Two millennia ago, the Jewish priest-turned-general Flavius Josephus, captured by the emperor Vespasian in the middle of the Roman-Jewish War (66–70 CE), spent the last several decades of his life in Rome writing several historiographical works in Greek. Josephus was eagerly read and used by Christian thinkers, but eventually his writings became the basis for the early-10th century Hebrew text called Sefer Yosippon, reintegrating Josephus into the Jewish tradition. This volume marks the first edited collection to be dedicated to the study of Josephus, Yosippon, and their reception histories. Consisting of critical inquiries into one or both of these texts and their afterlives, the essays in this volume pave the way for future research on the Josephan tradition in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and beyond |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (632 pages), illustrations |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-69329-6 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004693296 |
