Reading Josephus’ “Prophetic” Inspiration in the Cave of Jotapata (J.W. 3.351–354) in a Roman Context

This article offers a literary analysis of the famous episode in Judean War 3.351–354, in which Josephus suddenly recalls his “nightly dreams.” It takes up the question of how Josephus characterizes himself in this episode in consideration of an elite audience located in Rome steeped in Greco-Roman...

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Main Author: Glas, Eelco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2021, Volume: 52, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 522-556
Further subjects:B Judean War
B Josephus
B self-characterization
B Rhetoric
B GRECO-ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY
B Prophecy
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