Josephus and the Politics of Historiography
Author | : Gottfried Mader |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2017-07-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789047400233 |
ISBN-13 | : 9047400232 |
Rating | : 4/5 (232 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Josephus and the Politics of Historiography by : Gottfried Mader
Download or read book Josephus and the Politics of Historiography written by Gottfried Mader and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new interpretation of Josephus' relationship to Greco-Roman historiography argues that classical motifs are selectively incorporated in BJ as a means of adjusting the reader's perspective, and are demonstrably related to the work's apologetic and polemical design.