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| Title: Josephus, the Bible, and History Pages: 473 Type: Edited Book Year: 1989 Abstract: "A selective critical bibliography of Josephus".
"After a 33-page introduction by Feldman, this volume provides fifteen major articles: S. Z. Leiman on Josephus and the canon of the Bible, Feldman on Josephus' Antiquities and ps.-Philo's Biblical Antiquities, E. Ulrich on Josephus' biblical text for the books of Samuel, A. Pelletier on Josephus in relation to Letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint, I. M. Gafni on Josephus and 1 Maccabees, J. Sievers on the role of woman in the Hasmonean dynasty, B. Z. Wacholder on Josephus and Nicolaus of Damascus, G. Baumbach on the Sadducees in Josephus, C. Thoma on the high priesthood in the judgement of Josephus, V, Nikiprowetzky on Josephus and the revolutionary parties, S. Applebaum on Josephus and the economic causes of the Jewish War, H. Kreissig on Josephus' account of the Jewish war from A Marxist perspective, R. R. Newell on the forms and historical value of Josephus' suicide accounts, Z. Safrai on the description of the land of Israel in Josephus' works, and B. Mazar on Josephus and the archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. Also included is a 119-page selective critical bibliography of Josephus by Feldman".
"A companion volume to Josephus, Judaism and Christianity, this collection of essays examines the reliability of Josephus, the most important historian of Jewish antiquity. Among the areas explored by fifteen internationally known scholars are Josephus's role in our knowledge of the Biblical canon, his attitude toward woman, his use of sources, and his treatment of the priests, the Sadduceens, and Herod. As he emerges from these pages, Josephus receives mixed reviews as a historian. He is generally reliable in recounting the topography and geography of Israel, and in relating political and military history, especially when he is not personally involved. On the other hand, he can be a propagandist, in defending Judaism, for example, or in reaction to those who stood up against the Roman Empire. By turns careful and deliberate of misleading and careless, Josephus, nonetheless, retains a central position as the most important historical source for the period between the end of the second century B.C.E. and the year 70, when the Second Temple was destroyed. Louis H. Feldman, a. Ph.D. from Harvard University, is a professor Classics at Yeshiva University. Gohei Hata was awarded the Ph.D. from Dropsie University. He is currently a Professor at Tama Bijutsu University". Keywords: Specific Examinations of Josephus, collections of Josephus |