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Prophetic figures in late Second Temple Jewish Palestine : the evidence from Josephus /

Based on a revised Oxford University doctoral dissertation, this work examines the evidence from Josephus for prophetic figures in Jewish Palestine in the late Second Temple period, approximately 150 BCE to 70CE. Recent years have seen renewed interest in the question of how Jesus of Nazareth should...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gray, Rebecca, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Josephus and the Belief that Prophecy Had Ceased
  • Evidence that Josephus Believed that Prophecy Had Ceased
  • Against Apion 1.41: Prophecy and the Writing of History
  • Antiquities 3.218: John Hyrcanus and the End of Priestly Divination
  • Josephus' Use of [characters not reproducible] and Related Terms
  • The Continuation of Prophecy After Its Supposed Cessation
  • Dreams and Prophetic Inspiration
  • Prophecy as Prediction
  • Josephus as Prophet
  • The Revelation at Jotapata
  • The Content of the Revelation
  • The Apologetic Purpose of the Narrative
  • Josephus' Defense of His Decision to Surrender
  • The Revelatory Experience Described in War 3.351-54
  • Priestly Expertise in the Interpretation of Scripture
  • Revelatory Dreams and Visions and Their Interpretation in Josephus
  • The Mechanics of Interpretation in War 3.351-54
  • Typological Correspondences Between Josephus and the Ancient Prophets
  • Jeremiah
  • Daniel
  • Joseph
  • The Essenes
  • The General Statement in War 2.159
  • The Study of "Sacred Books"
  • The Meaning of the Phrase "Various Purifications"
  • The Study of "Sayings of Prophets"
  • Josephus' Reports Concerning Individual Essene Prophets
  • Judas (War 1.78-80; Antiquities 13.311-13)
  • Menahem (Antiquities 15.373-79)
  • Simon (War 2.112-13; Antiquities 17.345-48)
  • Josephus' Essene Prophets and Pesher Interpretation at Qumran
  • Josephus' Use of [characters not reproducible]-Terminology in Connection with the Essenes
  • The Sign Prophets
  • Josephus' Reports Concerning the Sign Prophets.