Peace and War in Josephus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kókai-Nagy, Viktor.

Contributor:

Vér, Ádám.

Series:

Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies

Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies ; v.52

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023.

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.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Five Speeches in the Fourth Book of Josephus' Judaean War

Considerations on Oaths of Loyalty under Augustus in Josephus

The "Coalition" Government of Jerusalem (66-67 CE) in Josephus' Bellum and in Rabbinic Literature

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

Coalitions and Alliances in 8th Century B.C.E.

Jewish Troops in Foreign Wars in the Hellenistic Period According to Josephus

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

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

Στάσις und ὄχλος in der Geschichtsschreibung bei Josephus

The Theme of Stasis in Antiquities: Josephus' Political Philosophy and Periodization of History

Der Begriff ἐλευθερία im Bellum Judaicum

List of Contributors

Works of Josephus

Index of Ancient Texts.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783111146591

3111146596

OCLC:

1395183743