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Steve Mason - Flavius Josephus on the Pharisees
0.0.0: FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS ON THE PHARISEES
0.0.1:
0.0.2: PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
0.0.3: ABBREVIATIONS
1.0.0: PART ONE INTRODUCTION
1.0.1: I.The Goal of Research on the Pharisees
1.0.2: II.The Sources for Research on the Pharisees
1.0.3: III.The Procedure of Research on the Pharisees
1.0.4: Summary and Conclusion
1.1.0: CHAPTER TWO SCHOLARLY INTERPRETATIONS OF JOSEPHUS'S PHARISEES
1.1.1: Two Early Views: H. Paret and E. Gerlach
1.1.2: Source Criticism of Josephus: G. Hölscher
1.1.3: Reactions to Source Criticism: B. Brüne, R. Laqueur, H.Rasp
1.1.4: A. Schlatter: The Pharisees as Rabbis/Sages in Politics
1.1.5: M. Smith and J. Neusner: Anglophone Heirs of Laqueur
1.1.6: E. Rivkin: Return to a Univocal Interpretation
1.1.7: D. R. Schwartz: A Return to Source Criticism
1.2.0: CONCLUSION TO PART I: TASK OF THE STUDY
1.2.1: I.The Need for a New Study of Josephus's Pharisees
1.2.2: II.Aims of the Study
1.2.3: III.Procedure of the Study
1.3.0: A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF JOSEPHUS AS AN AUTHOR
1.3.1: I.The Source Problem
1.3.2: II.Josephus's Literary Assistants
1.3.3: III.Christian Influence on the Text
1.3.4: Summary
2.0.0: PART TWO THE PHARISEES IN THE JEWISH WAR
2.0.1: I.Historical Approaches
2.0.2: II.Exegesis of the Prologue to War
2.0.3: III.Josephus and theΑϰρίβειαof History
2.0.4: Summary
2.1.0: CHAPTER FOURWAR1:107-114: THE PHARISEES AND ALEXANDRA SALOME, I
2.1.1: I. Context
2.1.2: II.Key Terms
2.1.3: III.Interpretation of War1:110-114
2.1.4: IV.The Source of War 1:110
2.1.5: Conclusion
2.2.0: CHAPTER FIVEWAR1:571: THE PHARISEES AT HEROD'S COURT, I
2.2.1: I.The Context of War 1:571
2.2.2: II.Key Terms
2.2.3: III.Interpretation of War 1:571
2.2.4: IV.The Source of War 1:571
2.2.5: Summary
2.3.0: CHAPTER SIXWAR2:162-166: THE PHARISEES AMONG THE JEWISH SCHOOLS, I
2.3.1: I.Context
2.3.2: II.Five Statements About the Pharisees
2.3.3: III.Interpretation of War 2:162-166 on the Pharisees
2.3.4: IV.Source Criticism of War 2:162-166
3.0.0: PART THREE THE PHARISEES IN THEJEWISH ANTIQUITIES
3.0.1: I.Preface and Dominant Themes
3.0.2: II.The Relationship Between War and Antiquities
3.0.3: III.The Pharisees in Antiquities
3.0.4: Summary and Conclusion: the Task of Part Three
3.1.0: CHAPTER EIGHTANT. 13:171-173: THE PHARISEES AMONG THE JEWISH SCHOOLS, II
3.1.1: I.Context
3.1.2: II.Key Terms
3.1.3: III.Interpretation
3.1.4: IV.Source Analysis
3.1.5: Summary and Conclusion
3.2.0: CHAPTER NINEANT. 13:288-298: THE PHARISEES AND JOHN HYRCANUS
3.2.1: I.Context
3.2.2: II.Literary Problems and Solutions
3.2.3: III.Interpretation of Ant. 13:288-296
3.2.4: IV.The PharisaicΝόμιμα
3.2.5: Summary and Conclusion
3.3.0: CHAPTER TENANT. 13:400-432: THE PHARISEES AND ALEXANDRA SALOME, II
3.3.1: I.Context
3.3.2: II.Interpretation
3.3.3: Summary and Conclusion
3.4.0: CHAPTER ELEVENANT. 17:41-45: THE PHARISEES AT HEROD'S COURT, II
3.4.1: I.Context
3.4.2: II.Key Terms
3.4.3: III.The Meaning of Prophecy for Josephus
3.4.4: IV.Interpretation
3.4.5: V.Source Analysis
3.5.0: CHAPTER TWELVEANT. 18:12-15: THE PHARISEES AMONG THE JEWISH SCHOOLS, III
3.5.1: I.Context
3.5.2: II.Five Statements About the Pharisees
3.5.3: III.Source Analysis
3.5.4: Summary and Conclusion
4.0.0: PART FOUR THE PHARISEES IN THELIFE
4.0.1: I.Date
4.0.2: II.Occasion, Purpose and Outlook
4.0.3: Summary and Critique of Scholarly Views
4.1.0: CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE PHARISAIC ALLEGIANCE OF JOSEPHUS IN MODERN SCHOLARSHIP
4.1.1: I.The Importance of Josephus's Pharisaic Allegiance in Modern Scholarship
4.1.2: II.Arguments Offered in Support of Josephus's Pharisaic Allegiance
4.1.3: Summary and Conclusion: The Importance of Life 12b
4.2.0: CHAPTER FIFTEENLIFE10-12: JOSEPHUS'S RELIGIOUS QUEST
4.2.1: I.Context of Life 12
4.2.2: II.Key Terms
4.2.3: III.Interpretation of Life 12b
4.2.4: Summary and Conclusion
4.3.0: CHAPTER SIXTEENLIFE189-198: JOSEPHUS, SIMON, AND THE DELEGATION
4.3.1: I.Context
4.3.2: II.Interpretation
4.3.3: Summary
4.4.0: CONCLUSION TO THE STUDY
5.0.0: APPENDIX A THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OFWARANDANTIQUITIES: A DIALOGUE WITH H. W. ATTRIDGE
5.1.0: APPENDIX B SCHOLARLY INTERPRETATIONS OF JOSEPHUS ON FATE AND FREE WILL
5.2.0: BIBLIOGRAPHY
5.3.0: INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS
<p><hi rend="italic">For my parents,</hi></p><p><hi rend="italic">Terry and Grace Mason</hi></p>
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