Daniel R. Schwartz, Flavius Josephus: translation and commentary. Volume 8: Judean Antiquities, books 18-20. Leiden: Brill, 2024. Pp. xxiv, 386. ISBN 9789004703681.On the issue of the Testimonium Flavianum, see here most recently and follow the links. For more on Schwartz's book and Schmidt's and how they deal with the TF, see here and here.Review by Carson Bay, University of Austin. cbay@uaustin.org
... But this work is far, far more than a translation. On many pages, a few lines of text sit above what is effectively a full page of detailed footnotes. For both English translation and interpretation, then, this work is now the standard resource for Books 18–20 of Josephus’ Antiquities, replacing Louis Feldman’s 1965 Loeb volumes.
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