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Flavius Josephus: Judean War 2 (Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary)

By Steve Mason

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
9004169342, 9789004169340
LCC
DS122.7 .J67 2008
Open Library ID
OL17009806M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5819468 bytes)
Pages
522\545
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Volume 1b in "Brill's Josephus Project" contains "Book 2 of Josephus' Judean War" (translation and commentary). This book deals with a period of enormous consequence: from King Herod's death (4 BCE) to the first phase of the war against Rome (66 CE). It covers: the succession struggle, the governments of Herod's sons, Judea's incorporation as a Roman province, some notable governors (including Pilate), Kings Agrippa I and II, the Judean philosophical schools (featuring the Essenes), various rebel movements and the sicarii, tensions between Judeans and their neighbours, events leading up to the revolt, the failed intervention of the Syrian legate Cestius Gallus, and preparations for war in Judea and Galilee. The commentary aims at a balance between historical and literary issues.

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