Josephus: The Historian and His Society

Josephus: The Historian and His Society

by TessaRajak (Author)

Synopsis

Josephus, author of the Jewish War and the Jewish Antiquities , belongs equally to Jewish and to Greco-Roman history. A well-to-do priest and Pharisee at Jerusalem, he was a contemporary and chronicler of the great changes which took place in the Roman Empire in the first century AD and a controversial general in the great Jewish revolt of 66-73 against Rome. Tessa Rajak, an ancient historian versed in both Greek and Hebrew, assesses the varied source material to produce a sociological account of the Jewish revolt which casts fresh light on Josephus' attitudes, placing his achievement in the context of both Jewish values and the Greek historical tradition. This second edition includes a substantial new introduction and bibliography.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 280
Edition: 2
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Published: 28 Jun 2002

ISBN 10: 0715631705
ISBN 13: 9780715631706

Media Reviews
'This is unquestionably a splendid piece of work, a major contribution to the study of Josephus and his times' Philip Alexander, Times Literary Supplement; [This] well informed and original study will prove indispensable to all students of Josephus and Jewish Society in the Second Temple period' Menahem Stern, Journal of Roman Studies
Author Bio

Tessa Rajak is Reader in Classics at the University of Reading.