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NEAREAST 490.002: Flavius Josephus and the Jewish War. | |||
In 66 CE the historian Flavius Josephus was one of the military leaders of the Jewish War against the Romans. The rebellion was initially successful and took several years to the Roman Army to regain control of the region. Surprisingly enough, however, there were Jews like Herod Agrippa II, Berenice, Tiberius Alexander, and eventually Josephus himself, who played a crucial role in the repression of the revolt and in the rise to power of Vespasian and Titus as the new Roman Emperors. The Jewish War turned into a civil strife with Jewish soldiers and Jewish commanders besieging Jerusalem with the Romans. The course aims to explore these forgotten aspects of the Jewish War; it is open to graduates and advanced undergraduates. | |||
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(6) Oct 12, 2016 - Jewish War (books 1-2) | (6) Oct 12, 2016 - Jewish War (books 1-2) | ||
(7) Oct 19, 2016 - Jewish War (books 3-4 | (7) Oct 19, 2016 - Jewish War (books 3-4) | ||
(8) Oct 26, 2016 - Jewish War (book 5-6 | (8) Oct 26, 2016 - Jewish War (book 5-6) | ||
(9) Nov 2, 2016 - | (9) Nov 2, 2016 - Book 6 and book 7 (first part) | ||
<Special event: "Disability and the Destruction of Jerusalem: Gender, Sex, and Flesh in Rabbinic Narrative," lecture by Julia Watts Belser, Georgetown University (Tuesday, November 15th, 4 pm, 202 S. Thayer St., Room 2022.> | |||
(10) Nov 16, 2016 - | (10) Nov 16, 2016 - Book 7 (second Part) Life | ||
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==Part 3: The Characters (papers)== | |||
(11) Nov 30, 2016 - [[Berenice]] & [[Herod Agrippa II]] | |||
(12) Dec 7, 2016 - [[Tiberius Alexander]] - Josephus & Luke | |||
(13) Dec 14, 2016 - [[Joshua]] - Wrap-Up Session. | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
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* [[Josephus (1914 Bentwich), book]] | * [[Josephus (1914 Bentwich), book]] | ||
==Notes== | |||
* The Romans supported the Hasmonean Kingdom against the Seleucid Empire. | |||
* After the collapse of the Seleucid Empire, the Romans intervened in the region, by supporting a Jewish faction against the other. | |||
* They then supported [[Antipater]] and his descendants (the Herodians). Antipater received Roman citizenship by Julius Caesar. | |||
Book 3 | |||
* Vespasian arrived in Antioch where he met Agrippa II | |||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 30 November 2016
NEAREAST 490.002: Flavius Josephus and the Jewish War.
In 66 CE the historian Flavius Josephus was one of the military leaders of the Jewish War against the Romans. The rebellion was initially successful and took several years to the Roman Army to regain control of the region. Surprisingly enough, however, there were Jews like Herod Agrippa II, Berenice, Tiberius Alexander, and eventually Josephus himself, who played a crucial role in the repression of the revolt and in the rise to power of Vespasian and Titus as the new Roman Emperors. The Jewish War turned into a civil strife with Jewish soldiers and Jewish commanders besieging Jerusalem with the Romans. The course aims to explore these forgotten aspects of the Jewish War; it is open to graduates and advanced undergraduates.
Syllabus
(1) Sept 7, 2016 -- Introduction
Part 1 The Interpreters
(2) Sept 14, 2016
(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 - Book 6 and book 7 (first part)
<Special event: "Disability and the Destruction of Jerusalem: Gender, Sex, and Flesh in Rabbinic Narrative," lecture by Julia Watts Belser, Georgetown University (Tuesday, November 15th, 4 pm, 202 S. Thayer St., Room 2022.>
(10) Nov 16, 2016 - Book 7 (second Part) Life
Part 3: The Characters (papers)
(11) Nov 30, 2016 - Berenice & Herod Agrippa II
(12) Dec 7, 2016 - Tiberius Alexander - Josephus & Luke
(13) Dec 14, 2016 - Joshua - Wrap-Up Session.
Bibliography
Auto-biography:
Biographies:
- Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983 Rajak), book (2nd ed. 2002)
Notes
- The Romans supported the Hasmonean Kingdom against the Seleucid Empire.
- After the collapse of the Seleucid Empire, the Romans intervened in the region, by supporting a Jewish faction against the other.
- They then supported Antipater and his descendants (the Herodians). Antipater received Roman citizenship by Julius Caesar.
Book 3
- Vespasian arrived in Antioch where he met Agrippa II