Josephus, Judea, and Christian origins : methods and categories / Steve Mason ; with the editorial assistance of Michael W. Helfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Steve, 1957-

Contributor:

Helfield, Michael W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Origin--Historiography.

Christianity.

Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D--Historiography.

Jews.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D--Historiography.

Judaism.

Josephus, Flavius.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Historiography.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church--Historiography.

History.

Historiography.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Christianity--Origin.

Physical Description:

xx, 443 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, [2009]

Contents:

Introduction / by Steve Mason

Josephus : interpretation and history

Josephus as authority for first-century Judea

Of audience and meaning : reading Josephus's Judean War in the context of a Flavian audience

Figured speech and irony in T. Flavius Josephus

Contradiction or counterpoint? : Josephus and historical method

Josephus and Judea

Jews, Judeans, judaizing, Judaism : problems of categorization in ancient history

Pharisees in the narratives of Josephus

The philosophy of Josephus's Pharisees

The Essenes of Josephus's Judean War : from story to history

Christian origins

Paul's announcement : "good news" and its detractors in earliest Christianity

"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel" (Rom. 1:16) : the Gospel and the first readers of Romans

Chief priests, Sadducees, Pharisees, and Sanhedrin in Luke-Acts and Josephus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-408) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781598562545

1598562541

OCLC:

237325090