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  • 9 - A Christian World of Hebrew Exempla

  • Carson Bay, Universität Bern, Switzerland
  • Book:
    Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity
    Published online:
    10 November 2022
    Print publication:
    24 November 2022, pp 269-317

  • Summary

    Chapter 9 surveys the biblical exempla that appear in the most example-packed section of the work, the speeches made by the narrative character Josephus before the walls of Jerusalem to his Jewish comrades (De Excidio 5.15–16). This chapter most clearly illustrates Pseudo-Hegesippus’ hermeneutical ingenuity and intensive use of biblical exempla, while also showing how he infused the examples he drew from the Jewish Scriptures (the Christian Old Testament) with not only Roman but also overtly Christian ideology.