Sunday, March 19, 2023

Review of Rogers, For the Freedom of Zion

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews Against Romans, 66–74 CE.
By Guy MacLean Rogers (New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 2021), xxii + 721 pp., 23 b/w photos and drawings, 5 maps; $37.50 (hardcover), $28.49 (eBook)
Reviewed by Dennis Mizzi

... In his approach to Josephus, Rogers departs from previous scholarship in a fundamental way. Instead of limiting his focus to the causes of the revolt—a major scholarly preoccupation—he takes a deep dive into every aspect of Josephus’s narrative. Although Rogers reads Josephus critically, he is more receptive to his viewpoint than most scholars today. ...

I noted the publication of the book here.

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