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Sculpture, Space and the Poetics of Idolatry in Josephus' Bellum Judaicum

Sculpture, Space and the Poetics of Idolatry in Josephus' Bellum Judaicum <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Josephus' writings depict a rather tumultuous relationship between Jews and figurative art, especially sculpture. When taken at face value, this material seems to indicate that Jews during the Second Temple period interpreted the second commandment as a prohibition against any form of figural representation, regardless of context or function. Using his Bellum Judaicum as a test case, I aim to complicate this picture by shifting attention away from the referential value of these so-called iconoclastic narratives to their rhetorical function, i.e. to the way in which these narratives are uniquely shaped to contribute to larger rhetorical themes in Bellum.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of Judaism Brill

Sculpture, Space and the Poetics of Idolatry in Josephus' Bellum Judaicum

von Ehrenkrook, Jason
Journal for the Study of Judaism , Volume 39 (2): 170 – Jan 1, 2008
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Brill
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© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0047-2212
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1570-0631
DOI
10.1163/157006308X252795
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Josephus' writings depict a rather tumultuous relationship between Jews and figurative art, especially sculpture. When taken at face value, this material seems to indicate that Jews during the Second Temple period interpreted the second commandment as a prohibition against any form of figural representation, regardless of context or function. Using his Bellum Judaicum as a test case, I aim to complicate this picture by shifting attention away from the referential value of these so-called iconoclastic narratives to their rhetorical function, i.e. to the way in which these narratives are uniquely shaped to contribute to larger rhetorical themes in Bellum.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Journal for the Study of Judaism – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: SCULPTURE; SACRED SPACE; BELLUM JUDAICUM; FLAVIAN ROME; JOSEPHUS; SECOND COMMANDMENT; IDOLATRY

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