Peace and war in Josephus / edited by Viktor Kókai-Nagy and Ádám Vér.

Format:

Book

Series:

Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies ; 1865-1666 v.52.

Deuterocanonical and cognate literature studies, 1865-1666 ; volume 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--Rebellion, 66-73--Historiography.

Jews.

Josephus, Flavius.

Peace.

Physical Description:

xiii, 227 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2023]

Language Note:

7 English, 4 German contributions.

Summary:

"Josephus Flavius’s life was defined by the Jewish war against Rome, about which he wrote his first book as a friend of the imperial family, enjoying the benefits of an end to the conflict. But this dichotomy between war and peace defined not only the life of our author but also the history of all peoples in Late Antiquity, so it is not surprising that war and peace also play a central role in his second book. A broader theme could hardly have been chosen for this volume, which naturally brought with it the diversity of the studies it contains. At a conference in May 2022 at Selye János University in Komárom – "Peace and War in Josephus" – a distinguished, international group of scholars took up this theme, including Tal Ilan (Israel), Steve Mason (Canada), Jiří Hoblík (Czech Republic), and five Hungarian colleagues: Tibor Grüll, Ádám Vér, József Zsengellér, István Karasszon, and Viktor Kókai-Nagy. Their papers in English or German are complemented by three additional papers from Carson Bay (Switzerland), Marin Meiser (Germany), and David R. Edwards (USA). Together, their work ranges from the historical and literary context to the political and philosophical thought of the author." --Provided by publisher

Contents:

Five Speeches in the Fourth Book of Josephus’ Judaean War / Steve Mason

Considerations on Oaths of Loyalty under Augustus in Josephus / Tibor Grüll

The “Coalition” Government of Jerusalem (66–67 CE) in Josephus’ Bellum and in Rabbinic Literature / Tal Ilan

Die vielschichtige Entwicklung des Verständnisses der Prophetie bei Flavius Josephus und seine Dilemmata / Jiří Hoblík

Coalitions and Alliances in 8th Century B.C.E. / Ádám Vér

Jewish Troops in Foreign Wars in the Hellenistic Period According to Josephus / József Zsengellér

Frieden bei Josephus. Esra und die jüdische Restauration in den Antiquitates / István Karasszon

The Greek Semantics of War and Peace: Between εἰρήνη and πόλεμος in Flavius Josephus / Carson Bay

Στάσις und ὄχλος in der Geschichtsschreibung bei Josephus / Martin Meiser

The Theme of Stasis in Antiquities: Josephus’ Political Philosophy and Periodization of History / David R. Edwards

Der Begriff ἐλευθερία im Bellum Judaicum / Viktor Kókai-Nagy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

PDF

ePub

ISBN:

9783111146034

3111146030

OCLC:

1396099846

Publisher Number:

9783111146034