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| Title: Respect for Judaism by Gentiles according to Josephus Secondary Title: HThR Volume: 80 Pages: 409-430 Type: Journal Article Year: 1987 Abstract: "Josephus knows three types of Gentiles who respect Judaism: righteous and tolerant monarchs, "adherents" and "converts". Josephus understanding of and attitude toward adherence and conversion vary from his earliest work to his latest".
"Josephus has three categories of Gentiles who are favorable to Jews: righteous monarchs, adherents and converts. Discussion of the different definitions and interpretations of Gentile adherence and conversion to Judaism found in Josephus' B, A, and C".
"Josephus knows three types of Gentiles who respect Judaism: righteous and tolerant monarchs, "adherents", and "converts". The major distinction between the first and second categories seems to be that the former involved veneration of God by enlightened leaders and dignitaries, from whom such behaviour is to be expected, while the latter involves veneration by ordinary citizens, from whom such behaviour is exceptional".
"Josephus describe three different kinds of Gentiles who were well disposed toward Judaism: tolerant (or righteous) monarchs and dignitaries, adherents, and converts. Throughout his works Josephus was eager to speak of foreign rulers who benefited Jews and respected Judaism. On the definition and interpretation of adherence and conversion, however, his three major works (Jewish War, Antiquities, Against Apion) went their separate ways. An appendix discusses how women converted to Judaism in the light of texts in Josephus' writings". - D.J.H.
"Josephus unterscheidet drei Formen: Während er häufig und lobend die "Toleranz" (als Teil der hell.-röm. Etikette erwähnt, ist er zurückhaltend hinsichtlich der Schilderung von "Sympathisanten" und erst recht von "Konvertiten" (Sdynonyme: Beschneidung = jüd. Lebensweise annehmen. Er will das Judentum nicht als missionierende Religion darstellen und damit die nach dem Krieg in Rom vorhandenen Empfindlichkeiten wecken". Keywords: Specific Examinations of Josephus, collections of Josephus |