Josephus, Judaism and Christianity

Josephus, Judaism, and Christianity / Louis H. Feldman & Gohei Hata......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Editors' Preface, by Louis H. Feldman and Gohei Hata......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 20
Introduction, by Louis H. Feldman......Page 24
I. JOSEPHUS......Page 70
1. Josephus and the Roman Empire as Reflected in The Jewish War, by Menahem Stern......Page 72
2. Josephus and Justus of Tiberias, by Tessa Rajak......Page 82
3. Josephus and Masada, by David J. Ladouceur......Page 96
4. Philo and Josephus as Historians of the Same Events, by E. Mary Smallwood......Page 115
II. JUDAISM......Page 132
5. Hellenizations in Josephus' Jewish Antiquities: The Portrait of Abraham, by Louis H. Feldman......Page 134
6. Josephus' Portrayal of the Matriarchs, by James L. Bailey......Page 155
7. The Story of Moses Interpreted within the Context of Anti-Semitism, by Gohei Hata......Page 181
8. Antiquities IV, 277 and 288, Compared with Early Rabbinic Law, by David M. Goldenberg......Page 199
9. Miracles in the Writings of Flavius Josephus, by Otto Betz......Page 213
10. The Occult in Josephus, by Morton Smith......Page 237
11. The Samaritans in Josephus, by R.J. Coggins......Page 258
12. Josephus' Pharisees: A Complete Repertoire, by Jacob Neusner......Page 275
13. The Conversion of the Royal House of Adiabene in Josephus and Rabbinic Sources, by Lawrence H. Schiffman......Page 294
III. CHRISTIANITY......Page 314
14. The Works of Josephus and the Early Christian Church, by Heinz Schreckenberg......Page 316
15. Origen and Josephus, by Wataru Mizugaki......Page 326
16. The Testimonium Flavianum and the Martyrdom of James, by Zvi Baras......Page 339
17. Josephus and Pseudo-Hegesippus, by Albert A. BelU Jr.......Page 350
18. Josephus in Byzantium, by Steven Bowman......Page 363
19. Josippon, a Medieval Hebrew Version of Josephus, by David Flusser......Page 387
20. The Illustration of Josephus' Manuscripts, by Guy N. Deutsch......Page 399
21. Martin Luther and Flavius Josephus, by Betsy Halpern Amaru......Page 412
Index of References to Josephus......Page 428
Index......Page 439