Josephus' Rewriting of the Babel Narrative (Gen. 11: 1-9)
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serval:BIB_31352F869AC1
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Josephus' Rewriting of the Babel Narrative (Gen. 11: 1-9)
Journal
Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
ISSN
0047-2212
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2006
Volume
37
Pages
1-23
Language
english
Abstract
This paper analyzes Josephus' appropriation of the biblical episode of the tower of Babel. It aims to highlight its originality as well as its purposes. Its methodology is two-fold: firstly, it recasts Josephus' passage in the context of the contemporary Jewish literature in general and of Josephus' writings in particular; secondly, it closely examines its language. This analysis reveals that Josephus was inspired by his own experience during the war in Judaea, and therefore presents the episode of Babel as a political-theological myth. In addition, this study explores the manner in which Josephus used the biblical narrative in order to polemicize against the Greeks.
Keywords
Josephus, Tower of Babel, Narrative analysis,
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