Villains Called Sicarii: A Commonplace for Rhetorical Vituperation in the Texts of Flavius Josephus
Examining the presentation of sicarii in Flavius Josephus’s Judean War from a rhetorical perspective, this article argues that each reference to sicarii alludes to the clauses of a Roman law concerning sicarii, which Josephus has used as a commonplace for rhetorical vituperation against particular g...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal for the study of Judaism |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2016
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Journal for the study of Judaism
Jahr: 2016, Band: 47, Heft: 4/5, Seiten: 475-507 |
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Sicarii
Flavius Josephus
Jewish revolt (66-70 ce)
ancient rhetoric
vituperation
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| Zusammenfassung: | Examining the presentation of sicarii in Flavius Josephus’s Judean War from a rhetorical perspective, this article argues that each reference to sicarii alludes to the clauses of a Roman law concerning sicarii, which Josephus has used as a commonplace for rhetorical vituperation against particular groups. Three literary-rhetorical tendencies of War are highlighted to show how this vituperation, as well as the connection between War’s sicarii and the so called Fourth Philosophy, is part of a general rhetorical strategy to shift the blame for the outbreak of the violent conflict to one particular rebel group. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0631 |
| Enthält: | In: Journal for the study of Judaism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12340462 |