[Rezension von: Rogers, Guy MacLean, 1954-, For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66–74 CE]
This is a fine specimen of narrative history. After a tribute to the late Sir Fergus Millar, Rogers cruises through the story in twenty-four chapters bearing curious titles: “The Owl and the Golden Chain,” “The Camel’s Hump,” “The Son is Coming.” Since chapters rarely exceed twenty pages and frequen...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2023, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 269-271 |
| Review of: | For the freedom of Zion (New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021) (Mason, Steve)
For the freedom of Zion (New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2022) (Mason, Steve) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jewish War (66-70)
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
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| Summary: | This is a fine specimen of narrative history. After a tribute to the late Sir Fergus Millar, Rogers cruises through the story in twenty-four chapters bearing curious titles: “The Owl and the Golden Chain,” “The Camel’s Hump,” “The Son is Coming.” Since chapters rarely exceed twenty pages and frequent subtitles combine with lively prose, arresting vignettes, and plentiful images, the journey is easy going. Rogers adopts the needed confidence, declaring what happened and dismissing what did not. He notes occasional debates, usually to say that however one resolves them, “we know” X. For more enquiring minds, he includes sixteen appendices on technical questions and eighty-two pages of endnotes. Five topographical maps, twenty-three images, and a granular index complete the support suite. This is the work of a skilled researcher and communicator ... |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csad004 |