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Author:

Mason, Steve, 1957-

Title:

Josephus, Judea, and Christian origins : methods and categories / Steve Mason ; with the editorial assistance of Michael W. Helfield.

Publisher:

Hendrickson Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xx, 443 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Christianity--Historiography.--Historiography.
Jews--Historiography.--168 B.C.-135 A.D.--Historiography.
Judaism--Historiography.--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.--Historiography.
Josephus, Flavius.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Historiography.
Vroege christendom.
Jodendom.
Josephus, Flavius.
Josephus Flavius.
Josephus Flavius.
Judentum--Geschichte Altertum.
Urchristentum.
Urchristentum.
Judäa.

Other Authors:

Helfield, Michael W.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-408) and indexes.

Contents:

Introduction / by Steve Mason -- Josephus : interpretation and history -- Josephus as authority for first-century Judea -- Of audience and meaning : reading Josephus's Judean War in the context of a Flavian audience -- Figured speech and irony in T. Flavius Josephus -- Contradiction or counterpoint? : Josephus and historical method -- Josephus and Judea -- Jews, Judeans, judaizing, Judaism : problems of categorization in ancient history -- Pharisees in the narratives of Josephus -- The philosophy of Josephus's Pharisees -- The Essenes of Josephus's Judean War : from story to history -- Christian origins -- Paul's announcement : "good news" and its detractors in earliest Christianity -- "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel" (Rom. 1:16) : the Gospel and the first readers of Romans -- Chief priests, Sadducees, Pharisees, and Sanhedrin in Luke-Acts and Josephus.

ISBN:

1598562541 (alk. paper)
9781598562545 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)237325090

LCCN:

2008031967

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)