The Jewish War
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Author | Josephus |
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Original title | Flavius Josephus's Books of the History of the Jewish War against the Romans |
Country | Roman Empire |
Language | Aramaic (lost), Greek |
Genre | History |
Publication date | c. AD 75 |
Followed by | Antiquities of the Jews |
The Jewish War or Judean War[1][2][3] (in full History of the Jewish War against the Romans; Greek: Ἱστορία Ἰουδαϊκοῦ πολέμου πρὸς Ῥωμαίους, Ηistoria Ioudaikou polemou pros Rōmaious), also referred to in English as The Wars of the Jews, is a book written by Josephus, a first-century Roman-Jewish historian. It has been described by Steve Mason as "perhaps the most influential non-biblical text of Western history".[4]
Content
Divided into seven books, it opens with a summary of
The sources of the
The text also survives in an Old Slavonic version, as well as Hebrew which contains material not found in the Greek version, and which is lacking other material found in the Greek version.[8]
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The Jewish War, 1493 Italian translation
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1581 German translation of Josephi’s The Jewish War in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Influence
Josephus was a popular writer among Christians in the fourth century and beyond as an independent witness to the events before, during, and after the life of
On the Jewish side, Josephus was far more obscure, as he was perceived as a traitor. Rabbinical writings for a millennium after his death (e.g. the
For scholars, Josephus is and remains an invaluable resource for study of the Jewish-Roman war. While he is clearly deferential toward his Flavian dynasty Roman patrons, he is generally considered a relatively neutral source.[9]
References
- ISBN 978-9004169340. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ISBN 9781589834064. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ISBN 9781451407136. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ISBN 978-1-4443-3533-0.
- ^ Randall Buth and Chad Pierce "EBRAISTI in Ancient Texts, Does ἑβραιστί ever Mean 'Aramaic'?" in Buth and Notley eds., Language Environment of First Century Judaea, Brill, 2014: 88–89, and footnote 64
- ^ Buth and Pierce, op. cit., p89, footnote 64
- ^ "See". Classics.mit.edu. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ Christopher M. Weimer. "The Slavonic Josephus' Account Of The Baptist And Jesus". Gnosis.org. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ a b c Josephus, Flavius (2017) [c. 75]. The Jewish War. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. xxix–xxxv.. Information is from the Introduction, by Martin Goodman.
- ^ Bistritzky’s Play 'Jerusalem and Rome' (1938/1941)
Literature
- The Jewish War: Revised Edition. ISBN 0-14-044420-3.
- H. Leeming and K. Leeming: "Josephus' 'Jewish War' and Its Slavonic Version: A Synoptic Comparison." Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity, Brill (1999). ISBN 90-04-11438-6.
- Pothou, Vassiliki (2023). Thukydides second-hand bei Flavius Josephus: zur Rezeption thukydideischer Motive im Bellum Judaicum. Leiden; Boston: Brill. ISBN 9789004545861.
External links
- Resources > Second Temple and Talmudic Era > Flavius Josephus The Jewish History Resource Center – Project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- The Wars of the Jews at Project Gutenberg, William Whiston translation
- The Wars of the Jews public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- The Wars of the Jews at the Perseus Project, W. Whiston translation
- Notes on the Old Slavonic Josephus
- Hear a discussion and analysis of this monograph, on an episode of the radio series Invitation to Learning.
- Loeb Classical Library Josephus Volume 2 The Jewish War Books 1–3, H. St. J. Thackeray translation
- Loeb Classical Library Josephus Volume 3 The Jewish War Books 4–7