Prayer in Josephus / by Tessel M. Jonquiere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jonquière, Tessel M. (Tessel Marina), 1973-

Series:

Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums ; Bd. 70.

Ancient Judaism and early Christianity = Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, 1871-6636 ; v. 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Josephus, Flavius.

Prayer--Judaism--History.

Prayer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an analysis of prayer in the works of Flavius Josephus. The author discusses both Josephus’ views on prayer and his use of prayers within the narrative context. The first part of the book therefore deals with the two passages that Josephus himself wrote on prayer. The second part represents a detailed analysis of 32 prayers selected (mainly) from Antiquitates Judaicae , as to content, context and relation to their source text (if any), revealing the variety of narrative and theological functions that they fulfil. The study also indicates the significance of Josephus’ use of terminology derived from the Graeco-Roman world. New light is thus shed on Josephus’ historiographic method as well as on his view of God.

Contents:

Preliminary material / T.M. Jonquière

Chapter One. What is prayer? / T.M. Jonquière

Chapter Two. Josephus on prayer / T.M. Jonquière

Chapter Three. The prayers / T.M. Jonquière

Chapter Four. The functions of the prayers in the text / T.M. Jonquière

Chapter Five. A difference between theory and practice? / T.M. Jonquière

Chapter Six. Josephus’ idea of God / T.M. Jonquière

General conclusion / T.M. Jonquière

Appendix One. List of prayers / T.M. Jonquière

Appendix Two. List of prayer subjects / T.M. Jonquière

Bibliography / T.M. Jonquière

Indexes / T.M. Jonquière

Ancient judaism and early christianity / T.M. Jonquière.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-296) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-92621-3

9786611926212

90-474-1961-8

OCLC:

302412230

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004158238.i-321 DOI