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| Title: Josephus' Antiquities and the centrality of the Land of Israel in international politics from the 4th to the 1st century BCE Secondary Title: Internationales Josephus-Kolloquium, Paris 2001 Pages: 161-171 Type: Book Section Year: 2002 Abstract: The centrality of the land of Israel in world politics was represented in AJ 11-17. Mendels shows an outsider's view on Palestine from the perspectives of the ancient empires. Reality shows that the Land of Israel was not central at all in international politics, but it was still represented by Josephus as a theological and political entity. Keywords: Jewish Antiquities; Hellenism; Roman Empire |
