Antiquities of the Jews
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Antiquities of the Jews is a comprehensive historical work by the first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that recounts the history of the Jewish people from biblical times up to the outbreak of the First Jewish–Roman War.
Aliases (12)
- Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews ×4
- Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews ×2
- Jewish Antiquities ×2
- Josephus Antiquities of the Jews ×2
- Josephus – Antiquities of the Jews ×2
- Antiquitates Judaicae ×1
- Book 1 of Antiquities of the Jews ×1
- Book 2 of Antiquities of the Jews ×1
- Book 3 of Antiquities of the Jews ×1
- Josephus’s Antiquities of the Jews ×1
- Works of Flavius Josephus ×1
- Ἰουδαϊκὴ Ἀρχαιολογία ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish historiography
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book → historical work → |
| aim |
to defend Judaism against misrepresentation
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to present Jewish history to a Greco-Roman audience → |
| author |
Flavius Josephus
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| basedOn |
Hebrew Bible
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Jewish traditions → Josephus’s own historical sources → |
| commissionedBy |
Flavian dynasty
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| completionDate |
c. 93 CE
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| containsAccountOf |
Babylonian exile
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Hasmonean dynasty → Herod the Great → Israelite monarchy → Moses and the Exodus → late Second Temple period → lives of the biblical patriarchs → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Roman Empire
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| dedicatedTo |
Emperor Domitian
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| genre |
Jewish history
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history → religious history → |
| hasPart |
Book 1 of Antiquities of the Jews
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Book 2 of Antiquities of the Jews → Book 3 of Antiquities of the Jews → |
| historicalContextOfComposition |
Flavian period of the Roman Empire
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| influenced |
Christian biblical scholarship
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patristic writers → |
| language |
Ancient Greek
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| latinTitle |
Antiquitates Judaicae
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| notableFor |
its influence on later Jewish and Christian historiography
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paraphrasing and expanding biblical narratives → providing extra-biblical details about Jewish history → |
| numberOfBooks |
20
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| originalTitle |
Ἰουδαϊκὴ Ἀρχαιολογία
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| relatedWork |
Against Apion
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The Jewish War → |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
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| settingOfComposition |
Rome
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| structure |
20 books divided into smaller sections
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| subject |
Second Temple Judaism
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biblical history → history of the Jewish people → |
| timePeriodCovered |
Hasmonean period
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Herodian period → biblical period → from Creation to the outbreak of the First Jewish–Roman War → |
| usedAsSourceBy |
early Christian historians
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Referenced by (27)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cypros
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Herod Agrippa I ("Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews") → Herod Archelaus ("Josephus Antiquities of the Jews") → Mariamne II ("Josephus – Antiquities of the Jews") → Phasaelis ("Josephus’s Antiquities of the Jews") → |
mentionedIn |
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Alexander
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Cleopatra of Jerusalem ("Josephus – Antiquities of the Jews") → John Hyrcanus I ("Works of Flavius Josephus") → Roman intervention of Pompey in 63 BCE → |
describedIn |
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Antiquities of the Jews
("Book 1 of Antiquities of the Jews")
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Antiquities of the Jews ("Book 2 of Antiquities of the Jews") → Antiquities of the Jews ("Book 3 of Antiquities of the Jews") → |
hasPart |
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Antipater the Idumaean
("Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews")
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Aristobulus II ("Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews") → Salome Alexandra → |
historicalSource |
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Against Apion
("Jewish Antiquities")
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The Jewish War → The Life of Flavius Josephus → |
relatedWork |
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Essenes
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Perea → |
mentionedInWork |
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Aristobulus I
("Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews")
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Simon Thassi ("Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews") → |
sourceMention |
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Maccabean Revolt
("Josephus Antiquities of the Jews")
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hasLiterarySource |
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Antiquities of the Jews
("Antiquitates Judaicae")
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latinTitle |
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Flavius Josephus
("Jewish Antiquities")
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notableWork |
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Antiquities of the Jews
("Ἰουδαϊκὴ Ἀρχαιολογία")
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originalTitle |
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Herod the Great
("Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews")
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source |