Synagogues in the Works of Flavius Josephus : : Rhetoric, Spatiality, and First-Century Jewish Institutions / / Andrew R. Krause.

• Superior document: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity Series ; Volume 97
• VerfasserIn: R. Krause, Andrew,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; Volume 97.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In Synagogues in the Works of Flavius Josephus , Andrew Krause analyses the place of the synagogue within the cultural and spatial rhetoric of Flavius Josephus. Engaging with both rhetorical critical methods and critical spatial theories, Krause argues that in his later writings Josephus portrays the Jewish institutions as an important aspect of the post-Temple, pan-diasporic Judaism that he creates. Specifically, Josephus consistently treats the synagogue as a supra-local rallying point for the Jews throughout the world, in which the Jewish customs and Law may be practiced and disseminated following the loss of the Temple and the Land. Conversely, in his earliest extant work, Bellum judaicum , Josephus portrays synagogues as local temples in order to condemn the Jewish insurgents who violated them.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Ideal Synagogue and Ancestral Customs in Antiquitates judaicae -- The Synagogue as Ideal Association and Historical People’s Assembly in Vita -- Synagogue as an Ideal Educational Institution in Contra Apionem -- Synagogue as (Contrived) Holy Place in Bellum Judaicum -- Conclusion: Synagogues in Josephus and His World -- Appendix: Essenes in the Writings of Josephus -- Bibliography -- Modern Author Index -- Ancient Source Index.