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Flavius Josephus (–0100)

Forfatter af The Works of Josephus

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A member of a wealthy priestly family in Judea, Josephus was a Pharisee originally named Joseph ben Matthias. An active supporter of anti-Roman activity, he became governor of Galilee, a post he held with honor and valor until Galilee was taken by the Romans in a.d. 67. He won the favor of the vis mere Roman general Vespasian, whose name---Flavius---he took as his own and through whose patronage he later became a Roman citizen. Although often criticized for becoming a supporter of Rome, in his work Against Apion he passionately defends Jewish religion and culture. Josephus wrote both in Greek and in Hebrew. His writings are neither remarkably fine representatives of classical culture nor the product of deep learning in Jewish literature and history. They do, however, tell the reader a great deal not known from other sources. The Jewish War (75--79), based to a great extent on what Josephus himself saw, heard, and experienced, describes the tragic events of the Jewish revolt against Rome. Antiquities of the Jews (93) covers the history of the Jews from creation to the war with Rome, with special attention given to the Maccabees and the dynasty of Herod. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Image credit: Roman bust supposed to represent Flavius Josephus (identification is unsure though)

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The Works of Josephus (0075) 5,770 eksemplarer
The Jewish war (0075) 2,125 eksemplarer
Josephus: The Essential Works (1988) 772 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities (0095) 303 eksemplarer
Josephus: Thrones of Blood (1993) 203 eksemplarer
Josephus, I, The Life. Against Apion (1901) 172 eksemplarer
Life of Herod (1998) 120 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 18-19 (1965) 107 eksemplarer
Jewish War, Books 3-4 (1928) 93 eksemplarer
Flavius Josephus: Life of Josephus (0099) 90 eksemplarer
The Jewish War, Books 1-2 (1927) 81 eksemplarer
The Jewish War, Books 1-3 (1927) 77 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 9-11 (1937) 75 eksemplarer
Jewish War, Books 5-7 (1928) 73 eksemplarer
The Jewish War, Books 4-7 (1928) 69 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 1-3 (1930) 69 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 1-4 (1930) 67 eksemplarer
Against Apion (1930) — Forfatter — 66 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Book 20 (1965) 59 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 14-15 (1998) 52 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 12-13 (1933) 51 eksemplarer
Josephus 37 B.C.-A.D. 70 (1988) 50 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 4-6 (1930) 50 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 15-17 (1963) 48 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 7-8 (1998) 45 eksemplarer
De Joodse Oorlog & Uit mijn leven (1992) 40 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 16-17 (1963) 40 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 12-14 (1933) 33 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 5-8 (1934) 33 eksemplarer
Works of Flavius Josephus (1884) 28 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 1-7 (1996) 25 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 18-20 (1965) 15 eksemplarer
Antiguedades de los judios, tomo I (1989) 12 eksemplarer
Jewish Antiquities, Books 5-7 (2004) 7 eksemplarer
Jewish War, Books 2-3 (2009) 5 eksemplarer
Der Jüdische Krieg. Bd. 1 (1965) 4 eksemplarer
Kleinere Schriften (1995) — Forfatter — 4 eksemplarer
A zsidók története (1980) 3 eksemplarer
Iudeiskie drevnosti 2 (2002) 3 eksemplarer
Der Jüdische Krieg. Bd. 2 (1966) 2 eksemplarer
La Guerra De Los Judíos I (2008) 2 eksemplarer
La prise de Jérusalem 2 eksemplarer
Life of Flavius Josephus (2022) 2 eksemplarer
Flavius Josephus 2 eksemplarer
חיי יוסף (2007) 2 eksemplarer
The Complete Works of Josephus (2015) 2 eksemplarer
The Essenes 2 eksemplarer
The Complete Josephus Collection (2015) 2 eksemplarer
War of the Jews (2014) 1 eksemplar
liefde is 1 eksemplar
Josephus 1 eksemplar
Antichitati Iudaice 1 eksemplar
La Prise de Jérusalem (1964) 1 eksemplar
La Guerra De Los Judíos II (2008) 1 eksemplar
Antithesis 1 eksemplar
Selections from Josephus (2016) 1 eksemplar
Josephus (2 vols.) 1 eksemplar
Wojna żydowska 1 eksemplar
Dissertations I-III 1 eksemplar
Works of Josephus Volume III (1970) 1 eksemplar
ユダヤ戦記 3 (1997) 1 eksemplar
Oeuvres complètes (2022) 1 eksemplar
I︠U︡deĭskie drevnosti (2007) 1 eksemplar
Religion Books on CD ROM (2002) 1 eksemplar

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No source other than the Bible provides more relevant information on the first century than the works of Flavius Josephus. This first-century historian's writings take on a renewed significance and clarity in this enhanced and updated edition.
 
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PendleHillLibrary | 22 andre anmeldelser | Nov 3, 2023 |
This was a very strange experience, and my intro duction the the history of the Herodian client state in Palestine during the early Roman Empire. it ends when the Jewish revolt of CE 70 begins. this excerpt starts at about the year 2 BCE and gives practically no larger context for the Herodian activities. I have retained noting of the information.
 
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DinadansFriend | Oct 17, 2023 |
Well read, but somewhat lengthy and tedious subject matter. Still, I am pleased to have finally “read” this great classic!
 
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claidheamdanns | 26 andre anmeldelser | Sep 26, 2023 |
The author, a first-century Jewish historian gives you a proper understanding of Jewish thought, background and history up to and around the time of Jesus Christ.
 
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