Historical fictions and Hellenistic Jewish identity Third Maccabees in its cultural context /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Sara Raup, 1966-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004.
Series:Hellenistic culture and society ; 43.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Historical fictions and Jewish self-fashioning. Introduction
  • Jews at court
  • Josephus
  • Artapanus
  • Joseph and Aseneth
  • Conclusion
  • Third Maccabees, a case study. Introduction
  • Chapter 1:5 : date of composition
  • Chapter 2:6 : Third Maccabees in its literary context
  • Chapter 3:7 : authorship, audience and Jewish identity
  • Chapter 4:8 : historicity and historical ambivalence.