The Pagan King before the One God
The Alexander Narrative in Josephus, Antiqutates Iudaicae XI,8
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https://doi.org/10.12797/CC.15.2012.15.06Keywords:
Alexander the Great, Flavius Josephus, Jewish-Greek literature, Rabbinic literature, Alexander RomanceAbstract
The paper is an analysis of the scene in Ant. XI, 8: the supposed meeting between Alexander the Great and the Jewish High Priest, revealing Alexander’s special status as a chosen of God. The analysis concentrates on two issues: the literary character of the description and the problem of Alexander’s kingship as presented in Jewish literature.
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