Josephus in modern Jewish culture / edited by Andrea Schatz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schatz, Andrea, 1964- editor.

Series:

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; v. 55.

Studies in Jewish history and culture ; volume 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Josephus, Flavius--Criticism and interpretation--History--18th century.

Josephus, Flavius.

Josephus, Flavius--Criticism and interpretation--History--19th century.

Josephus, Flavius--Criticism and interpretation--History--20th century.

Criticism and interpretation.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 360 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

The contributions to this volume trace for the first time how the modern Jewish reception of Josephus, the ancient historian, who witnessed and described the destruction of the Second Temple, took shape within different scholarly, religious, literary and political contexts across the Jewish world, from Amsterdam to Berlin, Vilna, Breslau, New York and Tel Aviv. The chapters show how the vagaries of his tumultuous life, spent between a small rebellious nation and the ruling circles of a vast empire, between Jewish and non-Jewish cultures, and between political action and historical reflection have been re-imagined by Jewish readers over the past three centuries in their attempts to make sense of their own times.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Josephus in modern Jewish culture

ISBN:

9789004393080

9004393080

OCLC:

1078886729