Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary
Nystrom, David, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary. Vol. 10: Against Apion. By John M. G. Barclay. Leiden: Brill, 2007, Ixxi + 430 pp., $199.00.
This book represents a significant scholarly achievement. The richly detailed commentary is the first on Against Apion ever to appear in English. The translation is based upon a new critical edition of the Greek text, the first in more than a century. The sophisticated analysis of the cultural, historical, and rhetorical aspects of Against Apion heralds a growing vibrancy in Josephus studies after years of near-somnolence.
There is an enigmatic quality about Josephus. Born to an aristocratic Jewish family, he spent a good portion of his …
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Publication information:
Article title: Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary.
Contributors: Nystrom, David - Author.
Journal title: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.
Volume: 51.
Issue: 1
Publication date: March 2008.
Page number: 156+.
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