ISBN:
9789004511033
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (IX, 218 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Year of publication:
2022
Series Statement:
Studies in Theology and Religion Band 29
Series Statement:
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2022
Series Statement:
Studies in theology and religion
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Ilan, Ṭal, 1956 - Queen Berenice
Keywords:
Queens Biography
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Jewish women Biography
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Jews History 168 B.C.-135 A.D
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Berenike Judäa, Prinzessin
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Jüdin
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Königin
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Herrscherin
Abstract:
This is a biography of Queen Berenice, the daughter of King Agrippa I, sister of King Agrippa II, wife of two kings and lover of the emperor designate Flavius Titus. A Jew of the 1st century, she witnessed some of the foundational events of her time like the emergence of Christianity and the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, is. She met and socialized with the most important people of her day - Philo the Philosopher (who was at one time her brother-in-law), Paul the Apostle (whose trial she witnessed) and Josephus the Historian who told part of her story
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Preliminary Material /
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Copyright page /
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Dedication /
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Acknowledgements /
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Frontispiece /
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Introduction /
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Chapter 1 Methodology /
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Chapter 2 Berenice's Foremothers: A Long Line of Hasmonean and Herodian Queens /
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Chapter 3 Berenice's Early Years /
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Chapter 4 The War with Rome 66-73 CE /
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Chapter 5 Berenice in Rome /
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Chapter 6 Berenice's End: Reception History and Fiction /
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Chapter 7 Julia Crispina, Berenice's (Female) Descendant /
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Two Conclusions /
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Appendix /
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Bibliography /
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Index of Modern Authors /
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Index of Subjects and Names /
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Index of Sources /
DOI:
10.1163/9789004511033
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