Josephus and Judaean Politics

by Seth Schwartz

This synthetic treatment of Josephus and his times has two aims. The first is to establish Josephus' attitudes to the various Judaean aristocratic groups of the first century - priests, descendants of Herod, certain sectarians - and how these attitudes changed. The second aim is more speculative: to connect these changes with actual changes in Judaean politics and society in the c. 30 years of Josephus' literary activity, a critical period of transformation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004092307
• ISBN13: 9789004092303
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.