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| Title: Use, Authority and Exegesis of Mikra in the Writings of Josephus Secondary Title: Mikra. Text, Translation, Reading and Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity Pages: 455-518 Type: Book Section Year: 1988 Abstract: "For the paraphrase of the Bible in his Jewish Antiquities, Josephus "availed himself of his trilingual competence in consulting the Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic versions" (466). For his interpretation, he drew upon midrashic traditions as well as Philonic exegesis. In his account, he often avoids anthropomorphisms and provides better motivation and plausibility of events than the biblical text. His aim is apologetic". Keywords: Relation of Josephus to Hebrew Bible, Septuagint, and Rabbinic Literature |