Josephus: His Writings and Importance
B 1840
Course Syllabus(tentative)
Shawn Madden
Office hours: Mondays
Office
Course
Description:
A study of the writings of the Jewish
Historian Josephus with a look to his contribution, importance, and influence
as an historian and biblical commentator.
Course
Objectives:
To gain a good familiarity of the
writings of Josephus through reading his works and to gain a good appreciation
of Josephus’ place as an historian and biblical commentator through a research
paper.
Course
Requirements:
Weekly readings and reading notes
Research paper, 15-20 pages.
Grading:
Reading notes: 50%
Research paper: 50%
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A=93-100 |
B=83-92 |
C=73-82 |
D=60-72 |
F=<60 |
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Complete
Mastery of the Subject |
Solid Command
of the Subject |
Basic
knowledge of the Subject |
Minimal
knowledge of the subject |
No
comprehension of the subject |
Textbooks:
Required:
Josephus’ Complete Works. Kregel Publications, June 1999. ISBN:
0825429242
Recommended:
H. St. John Thackeray, Josephus:
The Man and the Historian,
Lecture
Topics and Schedule
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Date |
Topic or Assignment |
Resource(s) |
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1 |
8-19 |
Introduction
& Library Resources |
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2 |
8-26 |
Concepts
of Historiography |
Life,
17-44 (23 pgs) |
23 |
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3 |
9-2 |
Hellenization
of Israel |
Against
Apion, 937-981 (44 pgs). |
44 |
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4 |
9-9 |
Josephus
the Jew |
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44 |
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5 |
9-16 |
Josephus
the Roman |
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49 |
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6 |
9-23 |
Josephus
the Historian |
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50 |
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7 |
9-30 |
Josephus
the Biblical Commentator |
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50 |
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8 |
10-14 |
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50 |
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9 |
10-21 |
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39 |
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10 |
10-28 |
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War,
1.1-1.27 (667-716) |
49 |
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11 |
11-4 |
Josephus
in Christian Writings |
War,
1.28-2.19 (717-768) |
51 |
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12 |
11-11 |
Paper |
War,
2.20-4.3 (768-816) |
48 |
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13 |
11-18 |
Paper |
War,
4.4-5.11 (817-869) |
52 |
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14 |
12-2 |
Paper |
War,
6.1-7.11 (872-936) |
64 |
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Total Pages |
598 |
Bibliography:
1989. BM535
.C37 1989
A
lexicon to Josephus. Published for the Jewish
An
Inquiry into the historical methods and contributions of Flavius Josephus by Leuty, Stanley G. 1971. DS115.9.J6 L48
1971z
Daniel, Jerry Leroy. Apologetics in Josephus. PA4224 .D36
Dreams
and dream reports in the writings of Josephus : a traditio-historical analysis by Gnuse,
Robert Karl, 1947- E.J. Brill, 1996. DS115.9.J6 G68 1996
Flavius
Josephus : eyewitness to
Flavius
Josephus als historischer Schriftsteller by Unnik, Willem Cornelis van,
1910- Schneider, 1978. DS115.9.J6 U56
Flavius
Josephus, between
Galilean
Judaism in the writings of Flavius Josephus by Malinowski, Francis Xavier,
1924-1973. DS110.G2 M34 1973z
Guide
to the reference systems for the works of Flavius Josephus by
Buckwalter, Douglas. Evangelical Theological Society, c1995. DS115.9.J6 B83
1995
Historiography
and self-definition : Josephos, Luke-Acts, and apologetic historiography by
Israel
in revolution, 6-74 C.E. : a political history based on the writings of
Josephus by Rhoads, David M. Fortress Press, c1976. DS122 .R47
Jewish
historiography and iconography in early and Medieval Christianity by
Schreckenberg, Heinz. Van Gorcum ; Fortress Press, 1992. N7832 .S32 1992
Jo.
Tobiae Krebsii Observationes in Novum Testamentum e Flavio Josepho. by Krebs,
Johann Tobias, 1718-1782. apud Joannem Wendlerum, 1755. BS2355 .K8 1755
John
the baptizer and prophet : a socio-historical study by Webb,
Robert L. JSOT Press, c1991. BS2456 .W42 1991
Josephus
: Jewish historian and translator of sacred scripture by Savage,
James C. 1993. DS115.9.J6 S29 1993a
Josephus
: the historian and his society by Rajak,
Tessa, 1946- Fortress Press, 1984, c1983. DS122.8.J83 R34 1984
Josephus : the man and the historian by Thackeray,
Josephus
and faith : [pistis] and [pisteuein] as faith terminology in the writings of
Flavius Josephus and in the New Testament by Lindsay, Dennis R. E.J.
Brill, 1993. BT771.2 .L5513 1993
Josephus
and Judaean politics by Schwartz, Seth. E.J. Brill, 1990. DS115.9.J6
S38 1990
Josephus
and the authorship of IV Maccabees : a critical investigation by Williams,
David S. (David Salter) c1989. BS1825.5 .W566 1989z
Josephus
and the Jews : the religion and history of the Jews as explained by Flavius
Josephus by F. J. Foakes Jackson 1855-1941. Baker Book House, 1977, 1978
printing. DS116.J87 F6
Josephus and the New Testament A. R. Mowbray
1962, c1960 BS2370 .M6 1962
Josephus
and the New Testament by Mason, Steve, 1957- Hendrickson Publishers,
c1992. DS115.9.J6 M38 1992
Josephus
as an historical source in patristic literature through Eusebius, by Hardwick,
Michael E. Scholars Press, c1988. DS115.9.J6 H37
Josephus'
description of the Essenes illustrated by the Dead Sea scrolls by Beall,
Todd S., 1952- Cambridge University Press, 1988. BM175.E8 B38 1988
Josephus'
expositions of biblical law : an internal analysis by Gallant,
Robert Paul 1988. PA4224 .G344 1988z
Josephus
in Galilee and Rome : his vita and development as a historian, by Cohen,
Shaye J. D. Brill Academic Publishers, 2002. DS115.9.J6 C63 2002
Josephus
on Jesus; with particular reference to the Slavonic Josephus and the Hebrew
Josippon, by Zeitlin, Solomon, 1886-1976. The Dropsie college for Hebrew and
cognate learning, 1931. BT297 .Z44
Josephus'
story of the later monarch : (AJ 9,1-10,185) by Begg, Christopher.
Josephus
the historian and the man : an analysis of Josephus as an historian of the Jewish
war against the Romans by Briley, Terry. 1990. DS122.8 .B74 1990z
Josephus'
use of heimarmene : an interpretation of his philosophy of Jewish history
related to the destruction of Jerusalem by Bailey, Arthur A. 1990.
DS122.8 .B35 1990
Josephus,
Judaism, and Christianity, by Feldman, Louis H. ed., Brill, 1987. DS115.9.J6
.J66 1987a
Josephus,
the Bible, and history edited by Louis Feldman and Gohei Hata.
Josephus. by Josephus,
Flavius. Heinemann ; Putnam, 1926-81. PA3612 .J6 1926
Josephus; translated by
Willa and Edwin Muir. by Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Literary Guild, 1932.
PZ3.F433 Jo
Josephus's
use of the Book of Daniel : A Study of Hellenistic-Jewish Historiography by Madden,
Shawn C. (Shawn Clarke), 1954-
Josephus-Studien.
Untersuchungen zu Josephus, dem antiken Judentum und dem Neuen Testament. Otto
Michel zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet by Betz, Otto. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht [c1974].
DS115.9.J6 J67
Maccabees,
Zealots, and Josephus; an inquiry into Jewish nationalism in the Greco-Roman
period. by Farmer,
Medicine
and hygiene in the works of Flavius Josephus by Kottek, Samuel S. E.J. Brill,
1994. R135.5 .K68 1994
Moses
in the "Jewish Antiquities" : Josephus' political philosophy by Hayashi, Masateru 1992. DS116.J87 H38
1992a
Paul,
Josephus and Judaism: the shared Judaism of Paul and Josephus by Carras,
George Peter.
Rengstorf, Karl Heinrich. A complete concordance
to Flavius Josephus. Brill, 1973. PA4224 .R4
Robertson, Stuart Dunbar. The Account of
theAancient Israelite Tabernacle and first priesthood in the Jewish Antiquities
of Flavius Josephus 1991. PA4223.E3 R634 1991a
Samarqa
und Peräa bei Flavius Josephus [microform] by Haefeli, Leo, 1885-1948.
Herder, 1913. DS116.J8 H34 1913
Schreckenberg, Heinz. Bibliographie zu Flavius
Josephus : supplementband mit Gesamtregister. E. J. Brill, 1979. PA4224 .S3
1979
Studies
in Hellenistic Judaism by Feldman, Louis H. E.J. Brill, 1996. DS115.9.J6
F45 1996
Studies
in Josephus.by Shutt, R. J. H. SPCK, 1961. DS115.9.J6 S45
The
death of Herod : an essay in the sociology of religion by Fenn,
Richard K. Cambridge University Press, 1992. DS122.3 .F46 1992
The
historic Christ; an examination of Dr. Robert Eisler's theory according to the
Slavonic version of Josephus and the other sources, by Jack,
James William, 1866- J.Clarke, 1933. BT303.2.E45 J3
The
historical method of Flavius Josephus by Villalba i Varneda, Pere. E.J. Brill, 1986.
DS115.9.J6 V55 1986
The
interpretation of Biblical history in the Antiquitates Judaicae of Flavius
Josephus by Attridge, Harold W. Published by Scholars Press for Harvard
theological review, c1976. DS116.J743 A88
The
Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist according to Flavius Josephus' recently
rediscovered 'Capture of
The
Qumran text of Samuel and Josephus by Ulrich, Eugene Charles, 1938- Published
by Scholars Press for Harvard Semitic Museum, c1978. BS1325.2 .U45
Theios
Aner in Hellenistic-Judaism : a critique of the use of this category in New
Testament Christology by
Topographisch-historisches
lexicon zu den schriften des Flavius Josephus / compilatorisch
zusammengestellt und hrst by Boettger, Gustav. L. Fernau, 1879. DS116.J7 B6
Wie
sprach Josephus von Gott? [microform] by Schlatter, Adolf von, 1852-1938. C.
Bertelsmann, 1910. BM610 .S34 1910
Zur
Josephus-Forschung / hrsg. von Abraham Schalit. by Schalit, Abraham.
Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1973. DS115.9.J6 S32
References:
The Jewish War, Books I-II, Introduction
to the Loeb Edition by
H. St. J. Thackeray (Cambridge, MA, 1927)
Jewish Antiquities, Books I-IV, Introduction to the Loeb Edition by H.
St. J. Thackeray (Cambridge, MA, 1930)
Jewish Antiquities, Books IX-XI, Prefatory Note to the Loeb Edition by
Ralph Marcus (Cambridge, MA, 1937)
The Brill Josephus Project, Series Preface by Steve Mason (appearing in
each volume) (Leiden, Brill, 1999)
Rezeptionsgeschichtliche und textkritishe Untersuchungen zu Flavius Josephus,
Heinz Schreckenberg (Leiden, Brill, 1977)