Josephus and History of the Greco-Roman Period: Essays in Memory of Morton Smith (Studia Post-Biblica)

Josephus And The History Of The Greco-roman Period Comprises A Series Of Essays On The Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus And On The History Of The Second Temple Period By Many Of The Best-known Specialists In The Field. The Contributions Are Revised Versions Of Papers Delivered At An International Colloquium In Memory Of Professor Morton Smith That Was Held At San Miniato, Italy, In November 1992. The Essays Cover A Broad Range Of Historical And Historiographical Issues Concerning The Seleucid, Hasmonean, Herodian, And Roman Periods, For Which The Importance Of Josephus - Often Our Only Extant Source - Can Hardly Be Overestimated. Josephus' Trustworthiness As A Historian Is Newly Investigated From Various Angles. Fresh Light Is Thrown On Philological, Literary, Geographical, Archaeological, Sociological, And Religious Questions. The Book Includes A Critical Evaluation Of Morton Smith's Scholarly Achievement. The [politeia] Of Israel In The Graeco-roman Age / Lucio Troiani -- [ioudaios To Genos] And Related Expressions In Josephus / Shaye J.d. Cohen -- Josephus' Portrayal Of The Hasmoneans Compared With 1 Maccabees / Louis H. Feldman -- Onias Iii' Death And The Founding Of The Temple Of Leontopolis / Fausto Parente -- Flavius Josephus, Historian Of Rome / Mireille Hadas-lebel -- Amalek In The Writings Of Josephus / Johann Maier -- John Hyrcanus I As Seen By Josephus And Other Early Jewish Sources / Clemens Thoma -- Ci©ø Che Flavio Giuseppe Vide : Josephus And The Essenes / Tessa Rajak -- Josephus, Daniel, And The Flavian House / Steve Mason -- Jerusalem, The Akra, And Josephus / Joseph Sievers -- Josephus On Hyrcanus Ii / Daniel R. Schwartz -- Josephus' Description Of The Jerusalem Temple : War, Antiquities, And Other Sources / Lee I. Levine -- The Geographical Excursuses In Josephus / Per Bilde. (continued) Josephus' Action In Galilee During The Jewish War / Giorgio Jossa -- Where Was Josephus Lying : In His Life Or In The War? / Uriel Rappaport -- Josephus In Galilee : Rural Patronage And Social Breakdown / Seth Schwartz -- Imagining Some Dark Periods In Josephus' Life / Gohei Hata -- Josephus As Roman Citizen / Martin Goodman. Edited By Fausto Parente And Joseph Sievers. Proceedings Of The Josephus Colloquium, Held Nov. 2-5, 1992, In San Miniato, Italy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [339]-371) And Indexes. "Josephus and the History of the Greco-Roman Period comprises a series of essays on the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus and on the history of the Second Temple period by many of the best-known specialists in the field. The contributions are revised versions of papers delivered at an international colloquium in memory of Professor Morton Smith that was held at San Miniato, Italy, in November, 1992. The essays cover a broad range of historical and historiographical issues concerning the Seleucid, Hasmonean, Herodian, and Roman periods, for which the importance of Josephus -- often our only extant source -- can hardly be overestimated. Josephus' trustworthiness as a historian is newly investigated from various angles. Fresh light is thrown on philological, literary, geographical, archaeological, sociological, and religious questions. The book includes a critical evaluation of Morton Smith's scholarly achievement. Contents: The [politeia] of Israel in the Graeco-Roman age / Lucio Troiani -- [Ioudaios to genos] and related expressions in Josephus / Shaye J.D. Cohen -- Josephus' portrayal of the Hasmoneans compared with 1 Maccabees / Louis H. Feldman -- Onias III' death and the founding of the Temple of Leontopolis / Fausto Parente -- Flavius Josephus, historian of Rome / Mireille Hadas-Lebel -- Amalek in the writings of Josephus / Johann Maier -- John Hyrcanus I as seen by Josephus and other early Jewish sources / Clemens Thoma -- Ci che Flavio Giuseppe vide : Josephus and the Essenes / Tessa Rajak -- Josephus, Daniel, and the Flavian house / Steve Mason -- Jerusalem, the Akra, and Josephus / Joseph Sievers -- Josephus on Hyrcanus II / Daniel R. Schwartz -- Josephus' description of the Jerusalem Temple : War, Antiquities, and other sources / Lee I. Levine -- The geographical excursuses in Josephus / Per Bilde. (Continued) Josephus' action in Galilee during the Jewish War / Giorgio Jossa -- Where was Josephus lying : in his Life or in the War? / Uriel Rappaport -- Josephus in Galilee : rural patronage and social breakdown / Seth Schwartz -- Imagining some dark periods in Josephus' life / Gohei Hata -- Josephus as Roman citizen / Martin Goodman. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 10 Editors’ Preface and Acknowledgments 12 In Memoriam Morton Smith 14 Part I. Philological Questions 22 The πολιτεία of Israel in the Graeco-Roman Age 24 ‘Ιουδαĩος τò γένος and Related Expressions in Josephus 36 Part II. The Sources 52 Josephus’ Portrayal of the Hasmoneans Compared with 1 Maccabees 54 Onias III’ Death and the Founding of the Temple of Leontopolis 82 Flavius Josephus, Historian of Rome 112 Part III. Literary And Other Models 120 Amalek in the Writings of Josephus 122 John Hyrcanus I as Seen by Josephus and Other Early Jewish Sources 140 Ciò che Flavio Giuseppe vide: Josephus and the Essenes 154 Josephus, Daniel, and the Flavian House 174 Part IV. History And Topography 206 Jerusalem, the Akra, and Josephus 208 Josephus on Hyrcanus II 223 Josephus’ Description of the Jerusalem Temple: War, Antiquities, and Other Sources 246 The Geographical Excursuses in Josephus 260 Part V. Views of the War 276 Josephus’ Action in Galilee during the Jewish War 278 Where Was Josephus Lying – In His Life or in the War? 292 Josephus in Galilee: Rural Patronage and Social Breakdown 303 Part VI. Aspects of Josephus’ Biography 320 Imagining Some Dark Periods in Josephus’ Life 322 Josephus as Roman Citizen 342 Bibliography 352 Index of Ancient Sources 385 Index of Subjects 402 Index of Greek Words 405 STUDIA POST-BIBLICA 406 This collection of essays on Flavius Josephus brings together the research of many of the best-known specialists in the field and offers important contributions to the history and historiography of the Seleucid, Hasmonean, Herodian, and Roman periods.