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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453292303321

Autore

Jonquière Tessel M (Tessel Marina), <1973->

Titolo

Prayer in Josephus [[electronic resource] /] / by Tessel M. Jonquière

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-92621-3

9786611926212

90-474-1961-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Collana

Ancient Judaism and early Christianity = Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, , 1871-6636 ; ; v. 70

Disciplina

933.05092

Soggetti

Prayer - Judaism - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-296) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material / T.M. Jonquière -- Chapter One. What is prayer? / T.M. Jonquière -- Chapter Two. Josephus on prayer / T.M. Jonquière -- Chapter Three. The prayers / T.M. Jonquière -- Chapter Four. The functions of the prayers in the text / T.M. Jonquière -- Chapter Five. A difference between theory and practice? / T.M. Jonquière -- Chapter Six. Josephus’ idea of God / T.M. Jonquière -- General conclusion / T.M. Jonquière -- Appendix One. List of prayers / T.M. Jonquière -- Appendix Two. List of prayer subjects / T.M. Jonquière -- Bibliography / T.M. Jonquière -- Indexes / T.M. Jonquière -- Ancient judaism and early christianity / T.M. Jonquière.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an analysis of prayer in the works of Flavius Josephus. The author discusses both Josephus’ views on prayer and his use of prayers within the narrative context. The first part of the book therefore deals with the two passages that Josephus himself wrote on prayer. The second part represents a detailed analysis of 32 prayers selected (mainly) from Antiquitates Judaicae , as to content, context and relation to their source text (if any), revealing the variety of narrative and theological functions that they fulfil. The study also indicates the significance of Josephus’ use of terminology derived from the Graeco-Roman world. New light is thus shed on Josephus’ historiographic



method as well as on his view of God.