The writings of Flavius Josephus provide much of what we know about the first century CE - which witnessed the birth of Christianity, the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, and the concomitant rise of rabbinic Judaism. However, Josephus was an author, not a video camera, and what he wrote often reflects much apart from what actually happened in the first century: Josephus' works were affected both by his literary models and by current events, and they functioned in various ways for Josephus as an individual and also as a Jew and a Roman, writing in a time of tumult and radical change.
Daniel R. Schwartz argues that by building from the bottom up - first establishing the text and its meaning, then moving on to issues of Josephus' models, sources, and purposes - we may nevertheless reconstruct, with some confidence, the events and processes of this crucial era.
| ISBN: | 9783161533310 |
| Publication date: | 17th October 2014 |
| Author: | Daniel R Schwartz |
| Publisher: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 222 pages |
| Series: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament |
| Genres: |
Social groups: religious groups and communities Ancient history |
The writings of Flavius Josephus provide much of what we know about the first century CE - which witnessed the birth of Christianity, the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, and the concomitant rise of rabbinic Judaism. However, Josephus was an author, not a video camera, and what he wrote often reflects much apart from what actually happened in the first century: Josephus' works were affected both by his literary models and by current events, and they functioned in various ways for Josephus as an individual and also as a Jew and a Roman, writing in a time of tumult and radical change.
Reading the First Century features in the following genres: Social groups: religious groups and communities, Ancient history
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Reading the First Century was written by Daniel R Schwartz and published by Mohr Siebeck
Reading the First Century has 222 pages
Yes it is part of Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament series
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