From Jerusalem priest to Roman Jew : on Josephus and the paradigms of ancient Judaism / Michael Tuval.

Doctoral Hebrew University Jerusalem 2012

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-311) and indexes.

Introduction. The aims of this study -- Josephus and Palestinian and diaspora Judaism -- Temple and Torah in Judea, diaspora, and Josephus -- Josephus : some introductory remarks on methodology -- Josephus' biography and the general context of his writings -- The plan and purpose of this study -- Chapter 1. Doing without the temple : paradigms in Judaic literature of the diaspora. How can a diaspora Jew worship a God whose temple is far away? -- Previous studies of diaspora Jewish religion -- The literary corpus to be considered -- Fragments of hellenistic Jewish authors -- "Mysteries and revelations" -- Joseph and Aseneth, the prayer of Joseph, and 2 Enoch -- Joseph and Aseneth -- The prayer of Joseph -- (Slavonic) Enoch -- Prayer as sacrifice -- Hellenistic synagogal prayers -- The Wisdom of Solomon -- Martyrs vs. freedom-fighters, holy people vs. holy place -- 2 Maccabees as compared to 1 Maccabees -- 4 Maccabees -- 3 Maccabees -- "You shall pursue the right cause righteously" -- The Testament of Job -- The Testament of Abraham -- The Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides -- Sibylline Oracles 1 and 2 -- Diaspora radicals -- Sibylline Oracles 4 -- Stephen's speech in Acts 7 -- Philo of Alexandria -- The temple plays a role : three exceptions -- The letter of Aristeas -- Sibylline Oracles 3 -- Sibylline Oracles 5 -- Summary and conclusions -- Chapter 2. Temple, cult, sins, and Bible in the Judean war. Introduction -- Judean war : context, features, and aims -- Temple, cult, and high priesthood in the Judean war -- Revolutionaries' sins -- Josephus' knowledge of the Bible in the Judean war -- Summary and conclusions -- Chapter 3. The law triumphant : Judaism in the Antiquities. Introduction -- Some recent studies on the Judean Antiquities -- The structure of Antiquities and its sources -- Josephus on the character and purpose of AJ -- Recent research on purpose, context, and audience of AJ -- The aims of this investigation -- Whence Josephus' knowledge of the Bible in AJ? -- Josephus' paraphrase of the Bible : patriarchs -- Josephus on Moses and his constitution -- AJ version of Joshua and Judges -- Josephus' paraphrase of the books of Samuel -- David and Solomon -- The period of the monarchy -- On the road to destruction -- Josephus on Daniel, prophecy, and eschatology -- AJ version of the restoration and the book of Esther -- The Greek Torah and Gentile respect -- Josephus' rewriting of 1 Maccabees -- The reign of John Hyrcanus the prophet -- Josephus on the late Hasmonean period -- The transition to Roman rule -- The reign of Herod the Wicked -- Archelaus and the "sects passage" -- The Pilate episode -- Josephus on Gaius Caligula, part one -- Jewish scoundrels and Herod's descendants -- Josephus on Jewish chieftains in Parthian Babylonia -- Josephus on Caligula, part two, and Claudius -- "The edifying story" of Agrippa I -- The conversion of Adiabene -- "Turbulent times" -- The high-priestly succession -- Summary and conclusions -- Chapter 4. A Jewish priest in Rome -- Introduction : Josephus' priestly identity -- Josephus the priest in first century Judaism -- Priesthood equals nobility -- Priests as leaders of diaspora communities -- Priests as Jewish sages -- Roman priests in Roman society -- Josephus an oriental priest in Rome -- Conclusions -- Summary and conclusions: The Torah shall come forth from Rome.

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