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Krause succesfully demonstrates the importance of understanding the rhetorical goals of Josephus before undertaking a historical reconstruction of the synagogue. The book combines recent insights into the rhetoric of Josephus' writings as well as conclusions regarding the historical basis of Josephus' depiction. It is a highly useful tool for anyone working on Josephus as well as on early synagogues. Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2018 This is an important contribution to the scholarly investigation and appreciation of the works of Flavius Josephus. It is also a signifiant addition to the study of the synagogue, which was a central institution of ancient Judaism. Krause is keenly aware of the tendenz in Josephus works that aim to describe an ideal Judaism, and he shows how rhetorical analysis, informed by a careful contextualization of those works, can help scholars of ancient Judaism in their attempts to reconstruct the early history of the synagogue. Undoubtedly, Krause's work will stimulate further research on the first-century synagogue. For this, scholars of ancient Judaism are in his debt. Leslie J. Hoppe, Biblica, 2018

Krause succesfully demonstrates the importance of understanding the rhetorical goals of Josephus before undertaking a historical reconstruction of the synagogue. The book combines recent insights into the rhetoric of Josephus' writings as well as conclusions regarding the historical basis of Josephus' depiction. It is a highly useful tool for anyone working on Josephus as well as on early synagogues. Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2018 This is an important contribution to the scholarly investigation and appreciation of the works of Flavius Josephus. It is also a signifiant addition to the study of the synagogue, which was a central institution of ancient Judaism. Krause is keenly aware of the tendenz in Josephus works that aim to describe an ideal Judaism, and he shows how rhetorical analysis, informed by a careful contextualization of those works, can help scholars of ancient Judaism in their attempts to reconstruct the early history of the synagogue. Undoubtedly, Krause's work will stimulate further research on the first-century synagogue. For this, scholars of ancient Judaism are in his debt. Leslie J. Hoppe, Biblica, 2018 This publication is a thought-provoking addition to the literature on Josephus. David M. Jacobson, Strata, 2018

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Andrew R. Krause, PhD (2015), McMaster University, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Religion and Politics Cluster of Excellence and Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum at Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat in Munster, Germany.

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