Author : Steve Mason
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047442210
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Book Synopsis Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary, Volume 1B: Judean War 2 by : Steve Mason
Download or read book Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary, Volume 1B: Judean War 2 written by Steve Mason and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.