{"product_id":"sepher-yosippon-9780814349434","title":"Sepher Yosippon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSepher Yosippon\u003c\/i\u003e was written in Hebrew by a medieval historian noted by modern scholars for its eloquent style. This is the first known chronicle of Jewish history and legend from Adam to the destruction of the Second Temple, this is the first known text since the canonical histories written by Flavius Josephus in Greek and later translated by Christian scholars into Latin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSepher Yosippon\u003c\/i\u003e has been cited and referred to by scholars, poets, and authors as the authentic source for ancient Israel for over a millennium, until overshadowed by the twentieth-century Hebrew translations of Josephus. It is based on Pseudo Hegesippus''s fourth-century anti-Jewish summary of Josephus''s \u003ci\u003eJewish War\u003c\/i\u003e. However, the anonymous author [a.k.a. Joseph ben Gurion Hacohen] also consulted with the Latin versions of Josephus''s works available to him. At the same time, he included a wealth of Second Temple literature as well as Roman and Christian sources. This book contains Steven","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863013327191,"sku":"9780814349434","price":37.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814349434.jpg?v=1759919350","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sepher-yosippon-9780814349434","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}