Legal Exegesis of Scripture in the Works of Josephus
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Legal Exegesis of Scripture in the Works of Josephus

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  2. English
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Legal Exegesis of Scripture in the Works of Josephus

About this book

Michael Avioz builds upon his earlier work on Josephus as an exegete, providing a comprehensive study of Josephus' contribution to the crystallization of the Halakha which focuses on the similarities (and dissimilarities) between his work and the tannaitic sources, as well as contemporary Second Temple sources. Avioz begins by providing a clear definition of Halakha, and offering an explanation of methodology and sources. He then examines the structure and contents of the Pentateuch in Josephus' writing, before moving on to more specific coverage of the Decalogue in the work of Josephus and its relation to other laws in the Pentateuch. Further analysis is applied to the laws in the books of Leviticus-Deuteronomy and on laws that appear outside the Pentateuch. Throughout, Avioz makes close comparisons between biblical laws and Josephus' rewriting of them, in order to consider the reasons behind this rewriting and the origins of the texts that Josephus may have had access to in his exegetical work. Avioz is consequently able to draw clear conclusions about the interpretative traditions that Josephus had access to and worked within, and about how he used them in his writing.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780567696953
eBook ISBN
9780567681164

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1 The Laws of Exodus in Josephus
  9. Chapter 2 The Laws of Leviticus in Josephus’ Writings
  10. Chapter3 The Laws of the Book of Numbers in Josephus
  11. Chapter 4 The Laws of Deuteronomy in Josephus
  12. Chapter 5 Juxtaposition in Josephus’ Rewriting of the Laws
  13. Chapter 6 Reasons for the Commandments in Josephus’ Writings
  14. Chapter 7 Josephus’ Perspective on Defining Moses as a Lawgiver or Mediator
  15. Chapter 8 Was Josephus Influenced by Roman Law?
  16. Conclusions
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index of References
  19. Index of Authors