Josephus's the Jewish War: A Biography
The Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. Martin Goodman describes the life of this book, from its composition in Greek for a Roman readership to the myriad ways it touched the lives of Jews and Christians over the span of two millennia. The scion of a priestly Jewish family, Josephus became a rebel general at the start of the war. Captured by the enemy general Vespasian, Josephus predicted correctly that Vespasian would be the future emperor of Rome and thus witnessed the final stages of the siege of Jeru…
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- ISBN: 978-0-691-13739-1
- EAN: 9780691137391
- Produktnummer: 30340140
- Verlag: Princeton Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 200 S.
- Masse: H20.0 cm x B11.8 cm x D2.2 cm 288 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 33
- Gewicht: 288
Über den Autor
Martin Goodman is professor of Jewish studies at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Wolfson College. His many books include A History of Judaism (Princeton), Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations, and The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies. He lives in Oxford, England.
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