Bibliography
| Title: Josephus as a Biblical Interpreter: the 'Aqedah Secondary Title: JQR Volume: 75 Pages: 212-252 Type: Journal Article Year: 1984/1985 Abstract: "Les modifications que Josèphe apporte à la narration biblique de l'Aqedah s'expliqueraient par son désir apologétique de donner au récit les qualités qui lui manquent quy yeux des lecteurs non-juifs et de magnifier les caractères d'Abraham et d'Isaac, même s'il doit pour cela en réduire la portée théologoquie".
"Josephus has hellenized the biblical narrative so that it acquires precisely those qualities that are missing in the Bible (clarity, uniform illumination and lack of suspence); moreover, as a historian who is writing apologetically, Josephus is trying to answer the charge that Abraham did not do anything unique or remarkable; writing for a primarily non-Jewish audience, he reduced the emphasis on theology and theodicy that one might have expected in the retelling of this narrative". - Dki Keywords: Josephus as Theologian |