A companion to Josephus in the medieval west women, religion, culture and the state

This volume establishes the fundamentals of the reception history of Flavius Josephus in the Latin Middle Ages (c. 500-1300).Karen M. Kletter is Mclean Professor of History at Methodist University, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Her research interests are in intellectual and cultural history, historiography, and Jewish-Christian relations in the central Middle Ages. She has published articles related to the medieval reception of the Latin Josephus tradition in The Wiley Companion to Josephus (2016) and on the destruction of Jerusalem in Anglo-Norman historiography, “Politics, Prophecy, and Jews” in Jews in Medieval Christendom: Slay them Not (Brill 2013).Paul C. Hilliard is an Associate Professor and Chair in the department of Church History at the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. His research is focused on early medieval intellectual history, especially the writings of Bede. His most recent publication is “Bede’s Martyrology: a resource and spiritual lesson” in Bede the Scholar, eds. P. Draby and M. MacCarron (Manchester: 2023) Front Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements Tables and Figures Abbreviations Notes on Contributors When Titus Flavius Josephus ben Matthias Arrived in Rome: Introducing the Latin Medieval Josephus 1 Description of the Essays 2 Themes 3 Conclusion Chapter 1 The Earliest Medieval Reception of Flavius Josephus 1 The Patterns of Late Antiquity 2 Josephus as N.T. Corroborator 3 Josephus as Chronographer 4 Josephus as Suspect Source 5 Josephus as an Ignored Source 6 Josephus as Christian Historian 7 Conclusion about the Five Patterns of Late Antiquity 8 Early Medieval Reception 8.1 Isidore of Seville 8.2 School at Canterbury 8.3 Adomnán 8.4 Bede 9 Overall Conclusion Chapter 2 “A Rose among Thorns”? Reading Pseudo-Hegesippus (De excidio Hierosolymitano) amid the Latin Josephus Tradition 1 The Christian Content of De excidio 2 The Josephan Attribution of De excidio 3 The Case of De excidio 2.9.1 4 The Case of De excidio 3.2 (The Passio Petri et Pauli) 5 The Case of Compilation Manuscripts 6 Monte Cassino Compact. VIII and the Case of the Explicit Incipit 7 Conclusion Chapter 3 Flavius Josephus: A Carolingian Church Father? 1 Josephus’ Early Reputation: A Respected Authority, Even a “Father”? 2 Defining a “Church Father” 3 Pre-Carolingian Manuscript Circulation of Josephus and the “Fathers” 4 Josephus and Carolingian Lists of the Church Fathers 5 Carolingian Manuscript Circulation of Josephus and the “Fathers” 6 Was Josephus Mentioned in the Same Breath as the “Fathers?” 7 Josephus’ Range of Authority across Genres 8 A Qualitative Conclusion Chapter 4 Between History and Exegesis: Frechulf of Lisieux and the Carolingian Reception of Josephus 1 Introduction 2 Frechulf, Josephus, and Eusebius 3 Authority, Texts, and Transmission 4 Josephus and Genesis 5 The Antiquities as a Repository of Ancient Knowledge 6 Comparing Chronologies: Josephus and Christian Chronography 7 Prophecy and Providence: Daniel 8 Conclusions Chapter 5 Josephus in Carolingian and Post-Carolingian Historiography Chapter 6 Josephus and the First Crusade Chapter 7 De excidio in England’s Long Twelfth Century: A Preliminary Consideration 1 Manuscript Production and Book Lists 2 Manuscripts – Description and Comparison 3 Signs of Use: Annotations and Borrowings 4 Conclusion Appendix: Hegesippus Manuscripts and Anglo-Norman England Medieval Book Lists Chapter 8 Editing or Censoring the Latin Text of Josephus? Evaluating the Deletions in BnF Lat. 12511 Chapter 9 Josephus in the Twelfth-Century Latin East 1 Introduction 2 The Latin East as a Community of Readers 3 Josephus and the First Crusade 4 Fulcher of Chartres 5 Achard of Arrouaise 6 Geoffrey the Abbot 7 William of Tyre 8 Conclusion Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Literature Index of Cited Ancient and Late Antique Authors to c. 585 General Index Back Cover "The works of Titus Flavius Josephus ben Matthias on biblical history and the Jewish war were read and studied throughout the Latin west during the Middle Ages. Each generation of Christian scholars had to contend with the Jewish writer's text, reputation, and content. This volume demonstrates the complex relationship between Josephus' legacy and his readers who sought to make use of that legacy across the period of 500 to 1300. Contributors include: Carson Bay, Susan Edgington, Anthony Ellis, Paul C. Hilliard, Karen M. Kletter, Justin Lake, Richard M. Pollard, Graeme Ward, and Julian Yolles"-- Provided by publisher