Collected Studies on Philo and Josephus

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Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1: The Roman Emperor Gaius (Caligula)’s Attempt to Erect his Statue in the Temple of Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2: The Causes of the Jewish War According to Josephus . . . . . . . . . 35 3: Testimonium Flavianum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 4: The Geographical Excursus in Josephus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 5: Contra Apionem 1.28–56: An Essay On Josephus’ View of His Own Work in the Context of the Jewish Canon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 6: The Essenes in Philo and Josephus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 7: Josephus and Jewish Apocalypticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 8: Was hat Josephus über die Synagoge zu sagen? . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 9: The Jews in Alexandria in 38–41 CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 10: Philo as a Polemist and a Political Apologist: An Investigation of his Two Historical Treatises Against Flaccus and The Embassy to Gaius . 207 11: Der Konflikt zwischen Gaius Caligula und den Juden über die Aufstellung einer Kaiserstatue im Tempel von Jerusalem . . . . . . . 225 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Per Bilde’s Place in Research on Josephus (Steve Mason) . . . . . . . . . 281 Messianic Figures in the Works of Josephus and their Impact on Per Bilde’s Understanding of the Historical Jesus (Mogens Müller) . . . . . . 303 Bibliographical References – Places of First Publication of Per Bilde’s Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315