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[Yosifon] = Josippon, sive, Josephi ben-Gorionis Historiae Judaicae libri sex / ex Hebraeo Latine vertit, praefatione et notis illustravit Johannes Gagnier ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection DS116 .J67 1706
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Josippon. Latin. 1706.
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
- Jews.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 6 unnumbered pages, L pages, 14 unnumbered pages, 458 pages, 14 unnumbered pages (last pages blank) ; 23 cm (4to)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxonii : e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1706.
- Notes:
- Joseph ben Gorion is the pseudonymous author of a 10th century history of the Jews, based in part on Flavius Josephus but also incorporating many other sources. This text begins with a list of the descendants of Adam and ends with the siege of Masada.
- Gagnier includes a Preface to the Josippon attributed to Tam Ibn Yaḥya; others attribute the Preface to Judah Leon ben Moses Mosconi. Cf. Jewish Encyclopedia, v. 7, p. 260 ff.
- Part of title romanized.
- Includes index and bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 13596319
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