A Jew Among Romans: The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus
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From the acclaimed biographer, screenwriter, and novelist Frederic Raphael, here is an audacious history of Josephus (37–c.100), the Jewish general turned Roman historian, whose emblematic betrayal is a touchstone for the Jew alone in the Gentile world.
Joseph ben Mattathias’s transformation into Titus Flavius Josephus, historian to the Roman emperor Vespasian, is a gripping and dramatic story. His life, in the hands of Frederic Raphael, becomes a point of departure for an appraisal of Diasporan Jews seeking a place in the dominant cultures they inhabit. Raphael brings a scholar’s rigor, a historian’s perspective, and
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Manufacturer: Anchor
Release date: 8 October 2013
ISBN-10 : 0307456358 | ISBN-13: 9780307456359
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Release date: 8 October 2013
ISBN-10 : 0307456358 | ISBN-13: 9780307456359
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