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Josephus, author of the "Jewish War" and the "Jewish Antiquities", belongs equally to Jewish and to Greco-Roman history. A well-to-do priest and Pharisee at Jerusalem, he was a contemporary and chronicler of the great changes which took place in the Roman Empire in the first century AD and a controversial general in the great Jewish revolt of 66-73 against Rome. Tessa Rajak, an ancient historian versed in both Greek and Hebrew, assesses the varied source material to produce a sociological account of the Jewish revolt which casts fresh light on Josephus' attitudes, placing his achievement in the context of both Jewish values and the Greek historical tradition. This second edition includes a substantial new introduction and bibliography.
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Tessa Rajak is Reader in Classics at the University of Reading.
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"An excellent commentary on a true classic of history. . ." -- The Midwest Book Review
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- PublisherDuckworth
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0715615025
- ISBN 13 9780715615027
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages245
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