| Reading the First Century: On Reading Josephus and Studying Jewish History of the First Century Contributor(s): Schwartz, Daniel R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3161533313 ISBN-13: 9783161533310 Publisher: Mohr Siebeck OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 933.05 |
| Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The writings of Flavius Josephus provide much of what we know about the first century CE - which witnessed the birth of Christianity, the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, and the concomitant rise of rabbinic Judaism. However, Josephus was an author, not a video camera, and what he wrote often reflects much apart from what actually happened in the first century: Josephus' works were affected both by his literary models and by current events, and they functioned in various ways for Josephus as an individual and also as a Jew and a Roman, writing in a time of tumult and radical change. Daniel R. Schwartz argues that by building from the bottom up - first establishing the text and its meaning, then moving on to issues of Josephus' models, sources, and purposes - we may nevertheless reconstruct, with some confidence, the events and processes of this crucial era. |