Judean war 2 : : translation and commentary / / by Steve Mason with Honora Chapman.

• Superior document: Flavius Josephus : Translation and Commentary ; Volume 1B
• Author: Josephus, Flavius.
• TeilnehmendeR: Mason, Steve, 1957-; Chapman, Honora Howell.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Flavius Josephus : Translation and Commentary ; volume 1B.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Notes: Issued also in a smaller paperback edition with imprint: Boston : Brill Academic Publishers with titles of individual works only.

Volume 1b in Brill's Josephus Project contains Book 2 of Josephus' Judean War (translation and commentary). This book deals with a period of enormous consequence: from King Herod's death (4 BCE) to the first phase of the war against Rome (66 CE). It covers: the succession struggle, the governments of Herod's sons, Judea's incorporation as a Roman province, some notable governors (including Pilate), Kings Agrippa I and II, the Judean philosophical schools (featuring the Essenes), various rebel movements and the Sicarii, tensions between Judeans and their neighbors, events leading up to the revolt, the failed intervention of the Syrian legate Cestius Gallus, and preparations for war in Judea and Galilee. The commentary aims at a balance between historical and literary issues.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / S. Mason -- Book Two / S. Mason -- Excursus I: The essenes of Josephus’ war / S. Mason -- Excursus II: The deliberative speech of Agrippa II / S. Mason -- Bibliography / S. Mason -- Critical editions of fragmentary texts cited / S. Mason -- Index of ancient texts / S. Mason -- Index of ancient persons and places / S. Mason -- Index of modern authors / S. Mason.