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

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 th...

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