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The Sicarii in Josephus's Judean war [electronic resource] : rhetorical analysis and historical observations / Mark Andrew Brighton.

By: Series: Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 27.Publication details: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 184 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781589834071 (electronic bk.)
  • 1589834070 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sicarii in Josephus's Judean war.DDC classification:
  • 933/.05 22
LOC classification:
  • DS122.7 .B75 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Scholarly studies concerning the Sicarii in The Judean war. The historical perspective ; The literary perspective ; The need for a new study -- The contexts of The Judean war. Literary background ; Thematic elements ; Date and unity ; Audience -- The Sicarii in War 1-6. Introductory comments ; The activity of Judas in 6 C.E. (2.117-18) ; The Sicarii rise during the time of Felix (2.254-57) ; The capture of Masada (2.408) ; They join the rebels (2.425) ; The rise and fall of Menahem (2.433-48) ; Joint activity with Simon ben Gioras : part 1 (2.652-54) ; They raid Engaddi (4.398-405) ; Joint activity with Simon ben Gioras : part 2 (4.503-8) -- The Sicarii in War 7. The structure of War 7 ; The summary condemnation of Jewish rebels (7.253-62) ; The Masada narrative (7.275, 297, 311) ; The Sicarii in Egypt (7.410, 412, 415) ; The Sicarii around Cyrene : the Catullus narrative (7.437, 444) -- Conclusions. The literary presentation of the Sicarii in War ; A historical assessment of the Sicarii from War.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-173) and indexes.

Scholarly studies concerning the Sicarii in The Judean war. The historical perspective ; The literary perspective ; The need for a new study -- The contexts of The Judean war. Literary background ; Thematic elements ; Date and unity ; Audience -- The Sicarii in War 1-6. Introductory comments ; The activity of Judas in 6 C.E. (2.117-18) ; The Sicarii rise during the time of Felix (2.254-57) ; The capture of Masada (2.408) ; They join the rebels (2.425) ; The rise and fall of Menahem (2.433-48) ; Joint activity with Simon ben Gioras : part 1 (2.652-54) ; They raid Engaddi (4.398-405) ; Joint activity with Simon ben Gioras : part 2 (4.503-8) -- The Sicarii in War 7. The structure of War 7 ; The summary condemnation of Jewish rebels (7.253-62) ; The Masada narrative (7.275, 297, 311) ; The Sicarii in Egypt (7.410, 412, 415) ; The Sicarii around Cyrene : the Catullus narrative (7.437, 444) -- Conclusions. The literary presentation of the Sicarii in War ; A historical assessment of the Sicarii from War.

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