Against Apion
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Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Against Apion canonical | 8 |
| Against Apion (work by Josephus) | 2 |
| Contra Apionem | 1 |
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Target entity: Against Apion Context triple: [Flavius Josephus, notableWork, Against Apion]
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Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
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Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
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Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Pausanias’ Description of Greece is a 2nd-century AD travelogue and cultural guide that provides detailed accounts of ancient Greek cities, sanctuaries, monuments, and artworks.
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Polybius’ Histories
Polybius’ *Histories* is a multi-volume work of ancient Greek historiography that analyzes how Rome rose to Mediterranean dominance in the Hellenistic period through a critical, eyewitness-based narrative.
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Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Against Apion Target entity description: Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
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A.
Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
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B.
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
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C.
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Pausanias’ Description of Greece is a 2nd-century AD travelogue and cultural guide that provides detailed accounts of ancient Greek cities, sanctuaries, monuments, and artworks.
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D.
Polybius’ Histories
Polybius’ *Histories* is a multi-volume work of ancient Greek historiography that analyzes how Rome rose to Mediterranean dominance in the Hellenistic period through a critical, eyewitness-based narrative.
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E.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apologetic work
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literary work ⓘ polemical work ⓘ |
| addressesWork | Against the Jews (lost work by Apion) ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate the antiquity of Jewish law
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to present Judaism as a rational philosophy ⓘ to refute calumnies against Jews ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Against the Greeks
ⓘ
Against Apion ⓘ
surface form:
Contra Apionem
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| author | Flavius Josephus ⓘ |
| authorCitizenship | Roman citizen ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Apion of Alexandria
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anti-Jewish writers in the Greco-Roman world ⓘ |
| defends |
Jewish antiquity
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Jewish law ⓘ Moses as lawgiver ⓘ the antiquity of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetics
ⓘ
polemics ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Second Temple period ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Christian apologetics
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medieval Jewish apologetic literature ⓘ |
| literaryForm | rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish history
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Judaism ⓘ criticism of anti-Jewish slanders ⓘ defense of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Josephus’s apologetic writings ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Antiquities of the Jews
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surface form:
Jewish Antiquities
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| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| setting | Greco-Roman intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| structure | two books ⓘ |
| timePeriodWritten | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| title | Against Apion self-link ⓘ |
| topic |
chronology of ancient nations
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defense of the Torah ⓘ relationship between Jews and Greeks ⓘ reliability of historical sources ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Chaldean historical traditions
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Egyptian historical traditions ⓘ Hellenistic historiography ⓘ Phoenician historical traditions ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Flavius Josephus ⓘ |
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Subject: Against Apion Description of subject: Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
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