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A Companion to Josephus
Honora Howe Chapman
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Description for A Companion to Josephus
Hardback. A Companion to Josephus presents a collection of readings from international scholars that explore the works of the first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. Editor(s): Chapman, Honora Howell; Rodgers, Zuleika. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 482 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 962.
A Companion to Josephus presents a collection of readings from international scholars that explore the works of the first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus.
A Companion to Josephus presents a collection of readings from international scholars that explore the works of the first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus.
- Represents the first single-volume collection of readings to focus on Josephus
- Covers a wide range of disciplinary approaches to the subject, including reception history
- Features contributions from 29 eminent scholars in the field from four continents
- Reveals important insights into the Jewish and Roman worlds at the moment when Christianity was gaining ground as a movement
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444335330
SKU
V9781444335330
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99-50
About Honora Howe Chapman
Honora Howell Chapman is Professor of Classics and Humanities at California State University, Fresno. She is a former co-chair of the Josephus Seminar/Group of the Society of Biblical Literature and has published articles and book chapters on literary aspects of Josephus’s writings. Zuleika Rodgers is Lecturer in Jewish Studies and Director of the Herzog Centre at Trinity College, ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Josephus
"The contributors to this truly magnificent collection of scholarship read like a who’s who in classics and religion academia............A wide variety of topics, an exhaustive bibliography, and fresh notions and research add to the immense value of this volume for both researchers and readers." (Choice Connect 2016) "...this book is a right royal feast, and an essential purchase for ... Read more