Prayer in Josephus / by Tessel M. Jonquière.

• Superior document: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity = Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, v. 70
• Author: Jonquière, Tessel M. 1973-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums ; Bd. 70.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (335 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary material /; Chapter One. What is prayer? /; Chapter Two. Josephus on prayer /; Chapter Three. The prayers /; Chapter Four. The functions of the prayers in the text /; Chapter Five. A difference between theory and practice? /; Chapter Six. Josephus’ idea of God /; General conclusion /; Appendix One. List of prayers /; Appendix Two. List of prayer subjects /; Bibliography /; Indexes /; Ancient judaism and early christianity /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-296) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1281926213; 9786611926212; 9047419618
• ISSN: 1871-6636
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Tessel M. Jonquière.

This book is an analysis of prayer in the works of Flavius Josephus. The author discusses both Josephus’ views on prayer and his use of prayers within the narrative context. The first part of the book therefore deals with the two passages that Josephus himself wrote on prayer. The second part represents a detailed analysis of 32 prayers selected (mainly) from Antiquitates Judaicae , as to content, context and relation to their source text (if any), revealing the variety of narrative and theological functions that they fulfil. The study also indicates the significance of Josephus’ use of terminology derived from the Graeco-Roman world. New light is thus shed on Josephus’ historiographic method as well as on his view of God.