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Josephus's The Jewish War : A Biography /

"The Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. Martin Goodman describes the life of this book, from its composition in Greek for a Roman readership to the...

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Autor principal: Goodman, Martin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 Beginnings; Josephus the Man; The Book; CHAPTER 2 Early Years (100-1450); The Book among Early Christians (100-600); The Book among Jews (100-1450); Fame in the Christian World (600-1450); CHAPTER 3 Rediscovery of the Greek Book (1450-1750); Christians 1450-1750; Jews 1450-1750; CHAPTER 4 Controversy; Doubts about Josephus; The Book among Christians; The Book among Jews; EPILOGUE The Present and Future of the Jewish War; APPENDIX Passages with a Life of Their Own; NOTES; FURTHER READING; INDEX