Flavius Josephus' Self-Characterisation in First-Century Rome
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Author | : Eelco Glas |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2024-05-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004697645 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004697640 |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Flavius Josephus' Self-Characterisation in First-Century Rome by : Eelco Glas
Book excerpt: The Jewish War describes the history of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome (66-70 CE). This study deals with one of this work's most intriguing features: why and how Flavius Josephus, its author, describes his own actions in the context of this conflict in such detail. Glas traces the thematic and rhetorical aspects of autobiographical discourse in War and uses contextual evidence to situate Josephus’ self-characterisation in a Flavian Roman setting. In doing so, he sheds new light on this Jewish writer’s historiographical methods and his deep knowledge and creative use of Graeco-Roman culture.