Flavius Josephus: Against Apion

By John M.G. Barclay

Book Overview

This is the first English commentary on Josephus' Against Apion, his apologetic treatise which rebuts Egyptian and Hellenistic slurs on the Judean people. Accompanied by a new translation, the commentary provides full analysis of the historical, literary, and rhetorical features of the treatise, and analyses its engagement with the cultural politics of the ancient world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004246312
• ISBN13: 9789004246317
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"