In the court of the gentiles : narrative, exemplarity, and scriptural adaptation in the court-tales of Flavius Josephus / by David R. Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, David R. (Of Florida State University), author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 209.

Supplements to the journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; volume 209

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Josephus, Flavius--Criticism and interpretation.

Josephus, Flavius.

Josephus, Flavius. Antiquitates Judaicae--English.

Jews--History--Historiography.

Jews.

Judaism--Historiography.

Judaism.

Civilization, Greco-Roman.

Bible stories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 210 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Contents:

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

1 Background of Antiquities

2 Audience, Readers, and Publication of Antiquities

3 Aims and Purpose of Antiquities

4 Why "Court-Tales"? On Genre, Categories, and Labels

5 Methods and Challenges

6 Plan of Study

2 Greco-Roman Discourses of Exemplarity and Josephus

2 "Greco-Roman Discourses of Exemplarity" Defined

3 Moralism and Exemplarity in Josephan Scholarship

4 Exemplarity in Josephus' Antiquities

5 Greco-Roman Discourses of Exemplarity in this Study

3 A Tale of Two Josephs: Joseph the Tobiad and Scriptural Joseph

2 Joseph the Tobiad and Scriptural Joseph as Wise Courtiers

3 Joseph the Tobiad and Scriptural Joseph as Sexually (Im)moral

4 Conclusion

4 "He Loved Him Still More as If He Were His Only Genuine Son": Hyrcanus the Tobiad and Scriptural Joseph

2 Sibling Rivalry in the Tales of the Tobiads and the Scriptural Joseph Story

3 Reward and Punishment in the Tales of the Tobiads and the Scriptural Joseph Story

5 "You Will Forthwith Find Release from These Chains": Agrippa I and Scriptural Joseph

2 Josephan Editorial Comments

3 Agrippa I and Scriptural Joseph as Falsely Accused and Unjustly Imprisoned

6 Banquets Fit for Kings: Agrippa I and Esther

2 Anti-Jewish Plots in the Accounts of Agrippa I and Esther

3 Banquet Scenes in the Accounts of Agrippa I and Esther

7 Setting a Good Example: Summary and Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 09, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Edwards, David R. In the court of the gentiles

ISBN:

9789004549067

9004549064

Publisher Number:

99994658491

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