Against Apion.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 21034 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 308 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251447520 |
A classic bilingual collection in paperback. Joseph, son of Mattathias the Priest, lived in the 1st century AD, between Judea at war with the Romans and Rome, of which he was one of the servants. Remembered in history as Flavius Josephus, he was both a participant and a spectator in the events that changed the history of the West. His abundant work sheds light on the background of the Jewish revolt, but its circulation over the centuries allows us to grasp its historical repercussions. Written at the end of the 1st century AD, the Against Apion is an unclassifiable work that raises more questions than it answers. Presented by Josephus as an apology for the Jews and Judaism, it is also a self-defense by its author, who responds to the criticisms leveled at his great historiographical work. Organized in two parts, it offers an overview of Jewish history in the first book and a defense of Judaism in the second. Transmitted by patristics, scrutinized by researchers, the writings of Flavius Josephus continue to fuel reflections and debates, regularly renewed according to archaeological discoveries for which they sometimes serve as sources of topographical and historical information.
A classic bilingual collection in paperback. Joseph, son of Mattathias the Priest, lived in the 1st century AD, between Judea at war with the Romans and Rome, of which he was one of the servants. Remembered in history as Flavius Josephus, he was both a participant and a spectator in the events that changed the history of the West. His abundant work sheds light on the background of the Jewish revolt, but its circulation over the centuries allows us to grasp its historical repercussions. Written at the end of the 1st century AD, the Against Apion is an unclassifiable work that raises more questions than it answers. Presented by Josephus as an apology for the Jews and Judaism, it is also a self-defense by its author, who responds to the criticisms leveled at his great historiographical work. Organized in two parts, it offers an overview of Jewish history in the first book and a defense of Judaism in the second. Transmitted by patristics, scrutinized by researchers, the writings of Flavius Josephus continue to fuel reflections and debates, regularly renewed according to archaeological discoveries for which they sometimes serve as sources of topographical and historical information.