Reading Jewish history in the Renaissance : Christians, Jews, and the Hebrew Sefer Josippon / Nadia Zeldes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zeldes, N. (Nadia), 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Josippon.

Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.

Jews.

Renaissance.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 201 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"This study examines the discourse surrounding Josippon in religious polemics and in the construction of historical and mythical narratives during the Renaissance period"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Roles of Sefer Josippon in Medieval Jewish Narratives

2. The Christian Reception of Josippon in the Middle Ages

3. Josippon as a Source for Founding Myths

4. The Book of Josippon in the Renaissance: Christian Hebraists and Religious Polemic

5. The Book of Josippon in the Renaissance: Jewish Historiography and Religious Polemic

6. Fifteenth-Century Vernacular Translations of the Book of Josippon

7. Demolishing the Myth: The Book of Josippon under Humanistic Scrutiny.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Zeldes, Nadia, 1952- Reading jewish history in the renaissance

ISBN:

9781498573412

149857341X

9781498573436

1498573436

OCLC:

1191456241