Flavius Josephus (2016 Boccaccini), graduate seminar

Syllabus

(1) Sept 7, 2016 -- Introduction

Part 1 The Interpreters

(2) Sept 14, 2016

• Josephus (1914 Bentwich), book
• Josephus: The Man and the Historian (1929 Thackeray), book

(3) Sept 21, 2016

• Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983 Rajak), book (2nd ed. 2002)
• Josephus in Galilee and Rome (1979 Cohen), book

(4) Sept 28, 2016

• Flavius Josephus = Flavius Josèphe (1993 @1989 Hadas-Lebel / Miller), book (English ed.)
• Flavius Josephus between Jerusalem and Rome (1988 Bilde), book

(5) Oct 5, 2016

• Josephus, the Emperors, and the City of Rome (2014 Hollander), book
• A Jew among Romans: The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus (2013 Raphael), non-fiction

Part 1: the Sources

(6) Oct 12, 2016 - Jewish War (books 1-2)

(7) Oct 19, 2016 - Jewish War (books 3-4)

(8) Oct 26, 2016 - Jewish War (book 5-6)

(9) Nov 2, 2016 - Jewish War (book 7) - Life

Part 3: The Characters (papers)

(10) Nov 16, 2016 - Herod Agrippa II (11) Nov 30, 2016 - Berenice (12) Dec 7, 2016 - Tiberius Alexander

Auto-biography:

• Life of Josephus (2001 Mason), book

Biographies:

• Josephus, the Emperors, and the City of Rome (2014 Hollander), book

• A Jew among Romans: The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus (2013 Raphael), non-fiction

• Flavius Josephus = Flavius Josèphe (1993 @1989 Hadas-Lebel / Miller), book (English ed.)

• Flavius Josephus between Jerusalem and Rome (1988 Bilde), book

• Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983 Rajak), book (2nd ed. 2002)

• Josephus in Galilee and Rome (1979 Cohen), book

• Josephus: The Man and the Historian (1929 Thackeray), book

• Josephus (1914 Bentwich), book