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This monograph examines Josephus’ depictions of foreign invasions of Jerusalem in his Antiquitates Judaicae. These include the invasions of Shishak, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander the Great, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, and Pompey the Great. In examining these narratives, the book approaches the Antiquitates Judaicae as an extended “prequel” or backstory to his earlier Bellum Judaicum, examining the ways in which these narratives foreshadow and invite comparisons with his prior account of the war with Rome. The book also explores these narratives within the literary context of the Antiquitates Judaicae as a whole and the ways Josephus’ perceived audience expectations may have influenced his depictions of these events.

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Author:   Jordan Henderson
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   220
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9789004745780

ISBN 10:   9004745785
Pages:   289
Publication Date:   02 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction  1 Historical Analogies in the Bellum Judaicum  2 Audience  3 Josephus’ Authorial Aims  4 Scope and Method  5 Key Themes, Motifs, and Narrative Features  6 Plan  Acknowledgement 1 Shishak  1 Biblical Sources  2 Shishak in the Antiquitates  3 Aftermath  4 Conclusion 2 Sennacherib  1 Sennacherib and Hezekiah in Jewish Memory  2 Biblical Sources  3 Sennacherib in the Antiquitates  4 Aftermath  5 Conclusion  Acknowledgement 3 Nebuchadnezzar  1 Manasseh and Josiah  2 Nebuchadnezzar and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Antiquitates  3 Aftermath  4 Conclusion 4 Alexander the Great  1 Alexander the Great in B.J.  2 Seleucid and Roman Domination  3 Alexander, Romans, and Jews  4 Josephus on Alexander  5 Conclusion 5 Antiochus IV Epiphanes  1 Antiochus and Rome in Jewish Memory  2 From Alexander to Antiochus  3 Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the Antiquitates  4 The Maccabean Revolt  5 Aftermath  6 Conclusion 6 Pompey the Great  1 Rome in the Background of the Seleucid and Hasmonean Kingdoms  2 Rise and Fall of the Hasmoneans  3 Rome in the Antiquitates  4 Pompey the Great  5 Aftermath  6 Conclusion Conclusion  1 The Antiquitates Judaicae as Prequel to the Bellum Judaicum  2 The Unity of the Antiquitates  3 Collective Memory and Common Knowledge  4 Characterization  5 Prominent Themes, Motifs, and Narrative Features  6 (Re)constructing a Typological Narrative of Defeat and Deliverance Bibliography

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Jordan Henderson, Ph.D. (2023), Florida State University, is Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies at St. Athanasius College.

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