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| Title: Josephus' Contra Apionem und der antike Antijudaismus Pages: 79-83 Type: Generic Year: 1998 Abstract: "Matthews, Christopher R. in: NTAb 43,1 (1999) 127: After characterizing the situation of Judaism during the Roman empire as between privilege and persecution the article considers ancient anti-Judaism as reported by Philo in Legatio ad Gaium 349-367, anti Judaism in Greco-Roman literature, Josephus as an apologist for Judaism, and whether Contra Apionem is an apology or propaganda. // Hieke, Thomas in: OTA 21,3 (1998) 515-516: V. first presents some testimonies reflective of anti-Judaism in the first century (e.g., Philo's Legatio ad Gaium 349-367). The Jewish delegation before Caligula that Philo describes here was sharply attacked by opponents under the leadership of Apion. Therefore, Josephus' attempted vindication of the Jewish religion is commonly called Contra Apionem. The first part of this book is an effort to show the antiquity of the Jewish religion. In the second part Josephus refutes many hostile statements against the Jews found in Greek and ancient Near Eastern literature. Thirdly, Josephus presents a positive ""constitution"" of his people so as to show the preeminence and goodness of Jewish religion. V. concludes that at some points Josephus' work is more a propaganda document aiming to win people over to the Jewish religion than simply a defense of Judaism." Keywords: Contra Apionem |