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OverviewThe 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel R. SchwartzPublisher: Mohr Siebeck Imprint: Mohr Siebeck Edition: 2013; unveränderte Studienausgabe Volume: 300 Dimensions: Width: 24.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.30cm Weight: 0.355kg ISBN: 9783161533310ISBN 10: 3161533313 Pages: 222 Publication Date: 17 October 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBorn 1952; 1971 immigrated to Israel; 1979 PhD; since 1979 teaching at Dept. of Jewish History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; since 1995 full professor; since 2011 academic head of Mandel Scholion - Interdisciplinary Research Center in the Humanities and Jewish Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |