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- catalog abstract "Flavius Josephus (born 37 C.E.) wrote the only remaining account of the utter destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple in the year 70, and the heroic battle at Masada waged three years later. His position as a Jewish leader and then as the Roman court historian during the reign of Vespasian ensured that his historical works would be read and preserved by Jews and Romans alike. His narrative is not a mere chronicle; it is, in the best historiographical tradition, an attempt to make events intelligible. He does what no other historian, Greek or Latin, could have done: He examines the past in order to elucidate the underlying origins of the war. Other works chronicling the war between the Jews and the Romans circulated at the time, but soon disappeared without a trace. We know of them only because of Josephus' irritation with their inaccuracies and prejudices. Josephus, unlike the other writers, was present during the war, not as a mere bystander, but as a participant in the negotiations. The Romans employed him as an ambassador between themselves and the Jews, in the hope that Josephus could quell his people's passionate uprising. As our only eyewitness to these events, Josephus will remain important. But for his role as a Jew working with the Roman army, he will remain forever controversial. Whether Josephus was a traitor or a wise man who tried to salvage the Jewish kingdom is a question that modern historians still argue. In 1937 a group of law students in Antwerp reopened the case of Flavius Josephus, and after a mock trial found him guilty of "treason." In 1941, in the midst of the Second World War, a group of young resistance fighters who were strong supporters of Zionism reacting as French and Jewish patriots accused Josephus of "collaboration." Today, Josephus' works are read more widely in Israel than in any other country. Archaeology, Israel's "national sport," could not do without him. Caesarea, Sepphoris, Gamala, Masada, and the Jerusalem of the Second Temple could not be imagined without his writings. Finally, his history reminds present-day Israelis of a nation's fate when internal political divisions turn violent in the face of an outside enemy. For all these reasons, we hold his works in such esteem; this is why we, in the twentieth century, still need to know about him.".
- catalog alternative "Flavius Josèphe. English".
- catalog contributor b4191429.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "A young Judean aristocrat -- Spiritual choices -- The voyage to Rome -- Governor of Galilee -- The art of survival -- The captive of Caesarea -- Beneath the walls of Jerusalem -- The Jew of Rome -- Epilogue: The historian's craft -- Epilogue: Posthumous fate -- Appendix: Chronology; Maps; Notes; Index.".
- catalog description "As our only eyewitness to these events, Josephus will remain important. But for his role as a Jew working with the Roman army, he will remain forever controversial. Whether Josephus was a traitor or a wise man who tried to salvage the Jewish kingdom is a question that modern historians still argue. In 1937 a group of law students in Antwerp reopened the case of Flavius Josephus, and after a mock trial found him guilty of "treason." In 1941, in the midst of the Second World War, a group of young resistance fighters who were strong supporters of Zionism reacting as French and Jewish patriots accused Josephus of "collaboration."".
- catalog description "Flavius Josephus (born 37 C.E.) wrote the only remaining account of the utter destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple in the year 70, and the heroic battle at Masada waged three years later. His position as a Jewish leader and then as the Roman court historian during the reign of Vespasian ensured that his historical works would be read and preserved by Jews and Romans alike. His narrative is not a mere chronicle; it is, in the best historiographical tradition, an attempt to make events intelligible. He does what no other historian, Greek or Latin, could have done: He examines the past in order to elucidate the underlying origins of the war.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Other works chronicling the war between the Jews and the Romans circulated at the time, but soon disappeared without a trace. We know of them only because of Josephus' irritation with their inaccuracies and prejudices. Josephus, unlike the other writers, was present during the war, not as a mere bystander, but as a participant in the negotiations. The Romans employed him as an ambassador between themselves and the Jews, in the hope that Josephus could quell his people's passionate uprising.".
- catalog description "Today, Josephus' works are read more widely in Israel than in any other country. Archaeology, Israel's "national sport," could not do without him. Caesarea, Sepphoris, Gamala, Masada, and the Jerusalem of the Second Temple could not be imagined without his writings. Finally, his history reminds present-day Israelis of a nation's fate when internal political divisions turn violent in the face of an outside enemy. For all these reasons, we hold his works in such esteem; this is why we, in the twentieth century, still need to know about him.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 269 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Flavius Josephus.".
- catalog identifier "0025471619 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Flavius Josephus.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Macmillan Pub. Co. ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International,".
- catalog relation "Flavius Josephus.".
- catalog subject "933/.05/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "DS115.9.J6 H3413 1993".
- catalog subject "Jewish historians Biography.".
- catalog subject "Jews History Rebellion, 66-73.".
- catalog subject "Josephus, Flavius.".
- catalog tableOfContents "A young Judean aristocrat -- Spiritual choices -- The voyage to Rome -- Governor of Galilee -- The art of survival -- The captive of Caesarea -- Beneath the walls of Jerusalem -- The Jew of Rome -- Epilogue: The historian's craft -- Epilogue: Posthumous fate -- Appendix: Chronology; Maps; Notes; Index.".
- catalog title "Flavius Josephus : eyewitness to Rome's first-century conquest of Judea / Mireille Hadas-Lebel ; translated by Richard Miller.".
- catalog title "Flavius Josèphe. English".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".