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| Title: Josephus and the History of the Greco-Roman Period. Essays in Memory of Morton Smith Secondary Title: StPB 41 Type: Edited Book Year: 1994 Abstract: "VanderKam, James C. in: JSPE 15 (1997) 100-101: The papers included in this collection were presented at an international colloquium held in San Mimiato, Italy, 2-5 November, 1992. Smith had initiated the idea for the conference and was to participate in it, but his death on 11 July 1991 led to the decision to gather the papers in a memorial volume. S. Cohen's ""Morton Smith and His Scholarly Achievement"" precedes the six parts into which the editors have divided into other 18 essays. Part I: Philological Questions: L. Troiani, the politei/a of Israel in the Graeco-Roman Age; S. Cohen, Ioudai=oj to ge/noj and Related Expressions in Josephus. Part II: The Sources: L. Feldman, Josephus' Portrayal of the Hasmoneans Compared with 1 Maccabees; F. Parente, Onias III [sic] Death and the Founding of the Temple of Leontopolis; and M. Hadas-Lebel, Flavius Josephus, Historian of Rome. Part III: Literary and Other Models: J. Maier, Amalek in the Writings of Josephus; C. Thoma, John Hyrcanus I as Seen by Josephus and Other Early Jewish Sources; T. Rajak, Ci?che Flavio Giuseppe vide: Josephus and the Essenes; and S. Mason, Josephus, Daniel, and the Flavian House. Part IV: History and Topography: J. Sievers, Jerusalem, the Akra, and Josephus; D. Schwartz, Josephus on Hyrcanus II; L. Levine, Josephus' Description of the Jerusalem Temple: War, Antiquities, and Other Sources; and P. Bilde, The Geographical Excursuses in Josephus. Part V: Views of the War: G. Jossa, Josephus' Action in Galilee during the Jewish War; U. Rappaport, Where Was Josephus Lying - In His Life or in the War?; and S. Schwartz, Josephus in Galilee: Rural Patronage and Social Breakdown. Part VI: Aspects of Josephus' Biography: G. Hata, Imagining Some Dark Periods in Josephus' Life; and M. Goodman, Josephus as Roman Citizen. The book ends with a bibliography and three indices."? Keywords: Specific Examinations of Josephus, collections of Josephus |