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Article: Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome.(Book review)
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- Biblical Theology Bulletin
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- December 22, 2006
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FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS AND FLAVIAN ROME. Edited by Jonathan Edmondson, Steve Mason, & James Rives. Oxford, UK. Oxford University Press, 2005. Pp. xvi + 400. Cloth, $135.00.
For readers familiar with the name Josephus--whether as a Jewish general named Yosef ben Mattityahu who fought in the Galilee in resistance against the Romans and then as a captive who bore witness to the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem or as a Roman historian named Titus Flavius Josephus who penned thirty books including the JEWISH WARS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, AGAINST APION, and LIFE--s book offers a first look at what was occurring in Rome under Flavian rule at a time when the ...