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A Tale of Two Antiquities:

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LA119070

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انگلیسی

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A Tale of Two Antiquities:

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[Article]

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A Fresh Evaluation of the Relationship between the Ancient Histories of T. Flavius Josephus and Dionysius of Halicarnassus

First Statement of Responsibility

J. Andrew Cowan

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Although it was once widely held that Josephus's historical work, Jewish Antiquities, is modelled after the Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus, recent years have seen some reject this view and others develop the suggestion that Josephus treats Dionysius's work as a foil. This article provides a fresh evaluation of this debate by giving careful attention to each of the areas that have played a significant role in the discussion. After examining the areas of the basic similarities highlighted by Henry St. John Thackeray, style, historiography, general content and themes, and apologetic arguments, the essay concludes that features of the works' content and apologetic arguments provide the strongest evidence for a direct relationship, and that the specifics of these features support the view that Josephus modeled aspects of his work after that of Dionysius and also intended to imply the superiority of the Jewish tradition over that of Rome. Although it was once widely held that Josephus's historical work, Jewish Antiquities, is modelled after the Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus, recent years have seen some reject this view and others develop the suggestion that Josephus treats Dionysius's work as a foil. This article provides a fresh evaluation of this debate by giving careful attention to each of the areas that have played a significant role in the discussion. After examining the areas of the basic similarities highlighted by Henry St. John Thackeray, style, historiography, general content and themes, and apologetic arguments, the essay concludes that features of the works' content and apologetic arguments provide the strongest evidence for a direct relationship, and that the specifics of these features support the view that Josephus modeled aspects of his work after that of Dionysius and also intended to imply the superiority of the Jewish tradition over that of Rome.

Date of Publication

2018

Physical description

475-497

Title

Journal for the Study of Judaism

Volume Number

49/4-5

International Standard Serial Number

1570-0631

Subject Term

antiquity

Subject Term

apologetic

Subject Term

constitution

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus

Subject Term

General

Subject Term

historiography

Subject Term

Jewish Studies

Subject Term

Josephus

J. Andrew Cowan

Call Number

10.1163/15700631-12493228

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[Article]

275578

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