عنوان

Flavius Josephus, Nehemiah, and a Study in Self-Presentation

شماره

LA118954

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Flavius Josephus, Nehemiah, and a Study in Self-Presentation

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Davina Grojnowski

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Scholars have frequently noted that in his writings, Josephus consistently styles himself as standing in the tradition of the biblical prophets and that he remodels his retelling of the prophets' narratives to align them more closely with himself. What scholars have largely overlooked, however, is the fact that in his autobiography, Josephus minimizes the prophetic allusions, including instead subtle details that are reminiscent of Nehemiah and his actions. This paper, therefore, offers a new approach to the relationship between Josephus and Nehemiah: rather than comparing Josephus' presentation of Nehemiah in his Jewish Antiquities 11.159-183 with the various extant literary traditions, this paper discusses those passages in the Vita subtly alluding to Nehemiah. The results of this analysis will impact on our understanding of how Nehemiah was perceived by later authors, and argue that the relationship between Josephus and Nehemiah was more profound than a mere retelling in the Jewish Antiquities. Scholars have frequently noted that in his writings, Josephus consistently styles himself as standing in the tradition of the biblical prophets and that he remodels his retelling of the prophets' narratives to align them more closely with himself. What scholars have largely overlooked, however, is the fact that in his autobiography, Josephus minimizes the prophetic allusions, including instead subtle details that are reminiscent of Nehemiah and his actions. This paper, therefore, offers a new approach to the relationship between Josephus and Nehemiah: rather than comparing Josephus' presentation of Nehemiah in his Jewish Antiquities 11.159-183 with the various extant literary traditions, this paper discusses those passages in the Vita subtly alluding to Nehemiah. The results of this analysis will impact on our understanding of how Nehemiah was perceived by later authors, and argue that the relationship between Josephus and Nehemiah was more profound than a mere retelling in the Jewish Antiquities.

تاريخ نشر

2015

توصيف ظاهري

345-365

عنوان

Journal for the Study of Judaism

شماره جلد

46/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-0631

اصطلاح موضوعی

autobiography

اصطلاح موضوعی

Flavius Josephus

اصطلاح موضوعی

genre

اصطلاح موضوعی

Nehemiah

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Davina Grojnowski

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15700631-12340106

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y