From Jerusalem priest to Roman Jew
Subtitle: on Josephus and the paradigms of ancient Judaism
By: Michael Tuval
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 357
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9783161523861
Subjects: Jewish historians; Interpretation; Jews; Judentum; Diaspora; Judaism; Biography; History
Other titles: On Josephus and the paradigms of ancient Judaism
Notes: Doctoral Hebrew University Jerusalem 2012

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-311) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: The aims of this study --; title: Josephus and Palestinian and diaspora Judaism --; title: Temple and Torah in Judea, diaspora, and Josephus --; title: Josephus : some introductory remarks on methodology --; title: Josephus' biography and the general context of his writings --; title: The plan and purpose of this study -- -- Chapter 1.; title: Doing without the temple : paradigms in Judaic literature of the diaspora.; title: How can a diaspora Jew worship a God whose temple is far away? --; title: Previous studies of diaspora Jewish religion --; title: The literary corpus to be considered --; title: Fragments of hellenistic Jewish authors --; title: "Mysteries and revelations" --; title: Joseph and Aseneth, the prayer of Joseph, and 2 Enoch --; title: Joseph and Aseneth --; title: The prayer of Joseph --; title: (Slavonic) Enoch --; title: Prayer as sacrifice --; title: Hellenistic synagogal prayers --; title: The Wisdom of Solomon --; title: Martyrs vs. freedom-fighters, holy people vs. holy place --; title: 2 Maccabees as compared to 1 Maccabees --; title: 4 Maccabees --; title: 3 Maccabees --; title: "You shall pursue the right cause righteously" --; title: The Testament of Job --; title: The Testament of Abraham --; title: The Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides --; title: Sibylline Oracles 1 and 2 --; title: Diaspora radicals --; title: Sibylline Oracles 4 --; title: Stephen's speech in Acts 7 --; title: Philo of Alexandria --; title: The temple plays a role : three exceptions --; title: The letter of Aristeas --; title: Sibylline Oracles 3 --; title: Sibylline Oracles 5 --; title: Summary and conclusions -- -- Chapter 2.; title: Temple, cult, sins, and Bible in the Judean war.; title: Introduction --; title: Judean war : context, features, and aims --; title: Temple, cult, and high priesthood in the Judean war --; title: Revolutionaries' sins --; title: Josephus' knowledge of the Bible in the Judean war --; title: Summary and conclusions -- -- Chapter 3.; title: The law triumphant : Judaism in the Antiquities.; title: Introduction --; title: Some recent studies on the Judean Antiquities --; title: The structure of Antiquities and its sources --; title: Josephus on the character and purpose of AJ --; title: Recent research on purpose, context, and audience of AJ --; title: The aims of this investigation --; title: Whence Josephus' knowledge of the Bible in AJ? --; title: Josephus' paraphrase of the Bible : patriarchs --; title: Josephus on Moses and his constitution --; title: AJ version of Joshua and Judges --; title: Josephus' paraphrase of the books of Samuel --; title: David and Solomon --; title: The period of the monarchy --; title: On the road to destruction --; title: Josephus on Daniel, prophecy, and eschatology --; title: AJ version of the restoration and the book of Esther --; title: The Greek Torah and Gentile respect --; title: Josephus' rewriting of 1 Maccabees --; title: The reign of John Hyrcanus the prophet --; title: Josephus on the late Hasmonean period --; title: The transition to Roman rule --; title: The reign of Herod the Wicked --; title: Archelaus and the "sects passage" --; title: The Pilate episode --; title: Josephus on Gaius Caligula, part one --; title: Jewish scoundrels and Herod's descendants --; title: Josephus on Jewish chieftains in Parthian Babylonia --; title: Josephus on Caligula, part two, and Claudius --; title: "The edifying story" of Agrippa I --; title: The conversion of Adiabene --; title: "Turbulent times" --; title: The high-priestly succession --; title: Summary and conclusions -- -- Chapter 4.; title: A Jewish priest in Rome --; title: Introduction : Josephus' priestly identity --; title: Josephus the priest in first century Judaism --; title: Priesthood equals nobility --; title: Priests as leaders of diaspora communities --; title: Priests as Jewish sages --; title: Roman priests in Roman society --; title: Josephus an oriental priest in Rome --; title: Conclusions --; title: Summary and conclusions: The Torah shall come forth from Rome.