ISBN:
9789004549067
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XI, 210 Seiten)
Year of publication:
2023
Series Statement:
Supplements to the journal for the study of Judaism volume 209
Series Statement:
Journal for the study of Judaism Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Edwards, David R. In the court of the gentiles
Dissertation note:
Dissertation Florida State University 2021
Keywords:
Josephus, Flavius Criticism and interpretation
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Josephus, Flavius
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Jews History
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Historiography
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Judaism Historiography
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Civilization, Greco-Roman
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Bible stories
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Apologetics
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Faith
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Skepticism
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Hochschulschrift
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Josephus, Flavius 37-100 Antiquitates Judaicae
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Herodes Agrippa I. Judäa, Tetrarch v10-44
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Höfische Literatur
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Geschichtsschreibung
Abstract:
"David Edwards explores how Josephus in Antiquities adapts the scriptural stories of Joseph and Esther in unexpected ways as models for accounts of more recent Jewish figures. Terming this practice "subversive adaptation," Edwards contextualizes it within Greco-Roman literary culture and employs the concept of "discourses of exemplarity" to show how Josephus used narratives about past figures to engage Roman elites in moral reflection and pragmatic decision-making. This book supplies analysis of frequently overlooked accounts as well as Josephus' broader literary strategies, and shows how ancient Jews appropriated imperial historiographical conventions and forms of discourse while countering Greco-Roman claims of cultural superiority"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004549067
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