Josephus on Herod’s Domestic Intrigue in the Jewish War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10908471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen K Bond (School of Divinity, New College, University of EdinburghMound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LXUnited Kingdom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 295-314 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2212 • E-ISSN: 1570-0631 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006312x644128 |
| OpenAlex | W2113549025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article argues that women and domestic intrigue are prominent within the Herod narrative in Josephus’ Jewish War for a specific rhetorical reason. While the first half of the narrative presents the famous king in encomiastic terms, using him to illustrate Josephus’ contention that Jews generally were content to remain loyal to Rome, the second half of the account subtly presents a rather different thesis. Attention to domestic drama allowed Josephus to suggest that Herod was a man who was unable to control either his own emotions or his turbulent family, and so was unfit to rule. Ultimately for Josephus, the ideal constituency for Judaea is not monarchy (as represented by Herod) but the theocratic reign of priests
Archaeology · Art · Biblical studies · Drama · Hebrew Bible · Jewish studies · Josephus · Judaism · Literature · Monarchy · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |