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This volume offers a state-of-the-art collection of papers by leading scholars on Josephus' "Contra Apionem," together with a concordance to the Latin section, 2.52-113.
Author : Louis H. Feldman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 16,39 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004103252
This volume offers a state-of-the-art collection of papers by leading scholars on Josephus' "Contra Apionem," together with a concordance to the Latin section, 2.52-113.
Author : Josephus
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Nature
ISBN :
'Against Apion' is a polemical work, written by the renowned Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. He sought to make a defense of Judaism as a classical religion and philosophy against criticism by the Greek grammarian Apion, stressing its antiquity against what he perceived as more recent traditions of the Greeks. One of his main sources was Menander of Ephesus. It cites Josephus' earlier work Antiquities of the Jews, so can be dated after C.E. 94. It was most likely written in the early second century.
Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9359325635
"Against Apion" is an important literary work written by Flavius Josephus, a 1st century CE Jewish historian and scholar. The book is a detailed refutation to the Alexandrian grammarian and scholar Apion's writings, which levied many charges and falsehoods against the Jewish people and their traditions. Readers are compelled to continue reading to find out what happens next since the title character is so indulgent. Being a Jew, Josephus takes on the duty of defending Judaism and its antiquity against Apion's malicious charges. He challenges Apion's charges with carefully documented data and reasoned arguments that verify the legitimacy and venerable heritage of Jewish religion and culture. One of the key themes of "Against Apion" is the refutation of the idea that Jews were a recent and inferior the group when compared to other ancient countries. Josephus emphasizes the ancient origins of Jewish practices, laws, and traditions, dating them back to the dawn of time. Furthermore, Josephus argues for Jewish culture's moral and intellectual superiority, rejecting Apion's claims of Jewish brutality and ignorance.
Author : Flavius Josèphe
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 14,69 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004117911
This is the first English commentary on Josephus’ Against Apion, his apologetic treatise which rebuts Egyptian and Hellenistic slurs on the Judean people. Accompanied by a new translation, the commentary provides full analysis of the historical, literary, and rhetorical features of the treatise, and analyses its engagement with the cultural politics of the ancient world.
Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 2022-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368323326
Reproduction of the original.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 15,78 MB
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 900433288X
This volume offers a state-of-the-art collection of papers on one of the most significant works of Flavius Josephus, by many of the leading scholars in current Josephus research. The collection, which includes a concordance by H. Schreckenberg of the Latin section Contra Apionem 2.52-113, forms a standard, indispensable resource for the study of Josephus' writings, of apologetic literature in general, and particularly for the study of Contra Apionem, one of the most significant apologetic treatises in Antiquity.
Author : Flavius Josephus
Publisher :
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Jews
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Sievers
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 24,58 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9004141790
This volume focuses on the interplay between Josephus' Judean identity and his Roman context. After treating historiographical and literary issues, it addresses Josephus' presentation of Judaism and of historical "facts." A final section deals with the transmission of his works.
Author : Steve Mason
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 29,58 MB
Release : 1998-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781850758785
Josephus's thirty volumes (more consulted than read) are considered the ultimate reference work for Judaism in the Graeco-Roman period. Even the more sceptical, who would wish to read between the lines, must often resort to arbitrary techniques because it is not apparent where the 'lines' are. This volume of essays by seven prominent scholars-John Barclay, Per Bilde, Steve Mason, Tessa Rajak, Joseph Sievers, Paul Spilsbury and Gregory E. Sterling-is another step in the effort to change the way we look at this most famous/notorious ancient Jewish historian. It introduces him as a rational being, a first-century author, and a thinker, with his own literary and social contexts-on the premise that he is worth trying to understand. Three essays deal with his Jewish Antiquities, two with Against Apion, and two with the larger themes of afterlife and apocalyptic in his writings. An up-to-date assessment of Josephus and his modern scholarly interpreters, for expert and non-expert alike.
Author : Menahem Mor
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 2011-03-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004191674
An International Josephus Colloquium met in Haifa on 2 - 6 July, 2006. It gathered scholars from Japan, Germany, France, Norway, Italy, Britain, Israel, and the USA who represented different disciplines: bible, history, Judaism, and archaeology. The connecting structure of all the participants was the ancient Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. The fruit of this meeting is presented in twenty four articles and an introduction. Flavius Josephus: Interpretation and History is a multi-disciplinary collection of research on Josephus, the man, the historian, his era, and his writings. It will be of great use to scholars as well as the general public, who take an interest in the literary work of one of the most controversial figures of his era.