| The Sicarii in Josephus's "Judean War": Rhetorical Analysis and Historical Observations Contributor(s): Brighton, Mark (Author), Brighton, M. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004169202 ISBN-13: 9789004169203 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $130.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 933.05 |
| LCCN: 2009001647 |
| Series: Sbl - Early Judaism and Its Literature |
| Physical Information: 184 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers a comprehensive study of the Sicarii in Josephus's Judean War. Detailed rhetorical analyses are provided not only for the Masada narrative, where Josephus tells how the Sicarii famously committed suicide, but also for all other places in War where their activities are described or must be inferred from the context. The study shows how Josephus adopted the Sicarii in his narrative to develop and bring to a resolution several major themes in War. In a departure from the classical proposal that the Sicarii were an armed and fanatical off-shoot of the Zealots, this work concludes that from a historical perspective, Sicarii was a somewhat fluid term used to describe Jews of the Judean revolt who were associated with acts of violence against their own people for religious/political ends. |