Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary, Volume 1b: Judean War 2

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-90-04-16934-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 1B, 522 Seiten, Format (B × H): 211 mm x 277 mm, Gewicht: 1565 g

Reihe: Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary

Volume 1b in Brill's Josephus Project contains Book 2 of Josephus' Judean War (translation and commentary). This book deals with a period of enormous consequence: from King Herod's death (4 BCE) to the first phase of the war against Rome (66 CE). It covers: the succession struggle, the governments of Herod's sons, Judea's incorporation as a Roman province, some notable governors (including Pilate), Kings Agrippa I and II, the Judean philosophical schools (featuring the Essenes), various rebel movements and the Sicarii, tensions between Judeans and their neighbors, events leading up to the revolt, the failed intervention of the Syrian legate Cestius Gallus, and preparations for war in Judea and Galilee. The commentary aims at a balance between historical and literary issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mason, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Text and Commentary

Index of Ancient Persons and Places

Index of Greek Words

Index of Ancient Texts

Index of Modern Scholars

Bibliography

Maps

Über Autor(innen)

Steve Mason, Ph.D. (1986, St. Michael's) is Professor of History and Philosophy, King's College, University of Aberdeen. Editor of the Brill Josephus Project, he has published extensively on Josephus, including Flavius Josephus on the Pharisees (Brill, 1991).