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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2021, Volume: 52, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 522-556 |
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Judean War
B Josephus B self-characterization B Rhetoric B GRECO-ROMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY B Prophecy |
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