Bilde, Per
Collected Studies on Philo and Josephus

Edited by Eve-Marie Becker, Morten Hørning Jensen and Jacob Mortensen.

In his long scholarly career, Per Bilde (1939-2014) published various essays, studies and articles examining early Judaism and the historical Jesus from the angle of the work of Philo and Josephus. Many of the articles contain in-depth treatment of primary sources, and thus are of great value for scholars to come. The studies in this volume have yet been compiled by Per Bilde himself. They are now edited posthumously with contributions from Steve Mason (Groningen) and Mogens Müller (Copenhagen) responding to Bilde's work. - Contents: 1: The Roman Emperor Gaius (Caligula)'s Attempt to Erect his Statue in the Temple of Jerusalem. - 2: The Causes of the Jewish War According to Josephus. - 3: Testimonium Flavianum. - 4: The Geographical Excursus in Josephus. - 5: Contra Apionem 1.28-56: An Essay On Josephus’ View of His Own Work in the Context of the Jewish Canon. - 6: The Essenes in Philo and Josephus. - 7: Josephus and Jewish Apocalypticism. - 8: Was hat Josephus über die Synagoge zu sagen? - 9: The Jews in Alexandria in 38-41 CE. - 10: Philo as a Polemist and a Political Apologist: An Investigation of his Two Historical Treatises Against Flaccus and The Embassy to Gaius. - 11: Der Konflikt zwischen Gaius Caligula und den Juden über die Aufstellung einer Kaiserstatue im Tempel von Jerusalem. -- Steve Mason: Per Bilde’s Place in Research on Josephus. - Mogens Müller : Messianic Figures in the Works of Josephus and their Impact on Per Bilde’s Understanding of the Historical Jesus. 316 Seiten, gebunden (Studia Aarhusiana Neotestamentica; Vol. 7/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2016) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear