Josephus, the Bible, and History

Josephus, the Bible, and History / Louis H. Feldman and Gohei Hata......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 12
Introduction / Louis H. Feldman......Page 18
1. Josephus and the Canon of the Bible / Sid Z. Leiman......Page 51
2. Josephus' Jewish Antiquities and Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities / Louis H. Feldman......Page 60
3. Josephus' Biblical Text for the Books of Samuel / Eugene Ulrich......Page 82
4. Josephus, the Letter of Aristeas, and the Septuagint / André Pelletier......Page 98
5. Josephus and I Maccabees / Isaiah M. Gafni......Page 117
6. The Role of Women in the Hasmonean Dynasty / Joseph Sievers......Page 133
7. Josephus and Nicolaus of Damascus / Ben Zion Wacholder......Page 148
8. The Sadducees in Josephus / Günther Baumbach......Page 174
9. The High Priesthood in the Judgment of Josephus / Clemens Thoma......Page 197
10. Josephus and the Revolutionary Parties / Valentin Nikiprowetzky......Page 217
11. Josephus and the Economic Causes of the Jewish War / Shimon Applebaum......Page 238
12. A Marxist View of Josephus' Account of the Jewish War / Heinz Kreissig......Page 266
13. The Forms and Historical Value of Josephus' Suicide Accounts / Raymond R. Newell......Page 279
14. The Description of the Land of Israel in Josephus' Works / Zeev Safrai......Page 296
15. Josephus Flavius and the Archaeological Excavations in Jerusalem / Benjamin Mazar......Page 326
Bibliography......Page 331
Editions and Translations......Page 332
The Latin, Syriac, Slavonic, and Hebrew Versions......Page 335
Josephus' Life......Page 341
Book-Length Studies on Josephus......Page 345
Shorter General Accounts of Josephus' Life and Works......Page 350
Josephus' Conception of Historiography......Page 351
Josephus' Biblical Text and Canon......Page 353
Josephus' Treatment of the Biblical Period: General......Page 356
Josephus' Treatment of the Biblical Period: Individual Episodes......Page 360
Josephus as Historian of the Postbiblical Period......Page 368
Josephus as Historian of the Jewish War Against the Romans......Page 386
Studies of Josephus' Individual Works......Page 394
Josephus' Sources......Page 401
Josephus on Jewish Beliefs......Page 406
Josephus' Views on Jewish Law......Page 417
Josephus on Religious Movements: Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots, Sicarii, and Galileans......Page 421
Josephus on John the Baptist, Jesus, and Christianity......Page 430
Josephus and Archaeology......Page 436
The Language of Josephus......Page 441
The Influence of Josephus......Page 446
The Future of Josephan Studies......Page 448
Index of References to Josephus......Page 450
Index......Page 460