TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jonqui�ere,Tessel M.
TI  - Prayer in Josephus
T2  - Ancient Judaism and early Christianity =
SN  - 9789047419617 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BM669 .J66 2007eb
U1  - 933.05092 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Josephus, Flavius.
KW  - Prayer
KW  - Judaism
KW  - History
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Ancient
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Gebeden
KW  - gtt
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-296) and indexes; Introduction; Chapter One What is Prayer?; Chapter Two Josephus on Prayer; Chapter Three The Prayers; Chapter Four The Functions of the Prayers in the Text; Chapter Five A Difference between Theory and Practice?; Chapter Six Josephus' Idea of God; General Conclusion; Appendix One: List of Prayers; Appendix Two: List of Prayer Subjects; Bibliography; Indexes
N2  - Presents an analysis of prayer in the works of Flavius Josephus, comprising a study of Josephus' own views and an analysis of 32 prayer texts within his narrative. This book sheds light on his historiographic method and his theology. It indicates the significance of Josephus' use of terminology derived from the Graeco-Roman world
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