Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983 Rajak), book
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Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983) is a book by Tessa Rajak.
Abstract
"Josephus, author of the "Jewish War" and the "Jewish Antiquities", belongs equally to Jewish and to Greco-Roman history. A well-to-do priest and Pharisee at Jerusalem, he was a contemporary and chronicler of the great changes which took place in the Roman Empire in the first century AD and a controversial general in the great Jewish revolt of 66-73 against Rome. Tessa Rajak, an ancient historian versed in both Greek and Hebrew, assesses the varied source material to produce a sociological account of the Jewish revolt which casts fresh light on Josephus' attitudes, placing his achievement in the context of both Jewish values and the Greek historical tradition. This second edition includes a substantial new introduction and bibliography."--Publisher description.
Editions
Published in London [England]: Duckworth, 1983; and Philadelphia, PA: Fortress, 1984. Reissued in 2002.
Table of contents
External links
- 1983
- Women Authorship--1980s
- Women Authorship--English
- English language--1980s
- Second Temple Studies--1980s
- Second Temple Studies--English
- Josephus Studies--1980s
- Josephus Studies--English
- Roman Period (subject)
- Roman Period--research (subject)
- Josephus (subject)
- Josephus--biographies (subject)
- Top 1980s
- Josephus Studies--Top 1980s