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Judea

Christian Alexander

What did it mean to refer to Judaea as a "proper province" as Josephus did? I'm reading Josephus, Jewish War

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Graham Criddle

What did it mean to refer to Judaea as a "proper province" as Josephus did? I'm reading Josephus, Jewish War

I don't see your quoted phrase in Jewish War.

Please provide a screenshot

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1264687#Comment_1264687

Brain McLaren said he did in his book called Turbulent Times? Josephus and Scholarship on Judaea in the First Century CE. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998, p. 235

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1264730#Comment_1264730

Brain McLaren said he did in his book called Turbulent Times? Josephus and Scholarship on Judaea in the First Century CE. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998, p. 235

I don't have that book so can't check. Hopefully McLaren provides a reference to Josephus.

As I said, I couldn't find the phrase in Jewish War

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1264742#Comment_1264742

As I said, I couldn't find the phrase in Jewish War

Agree. Josephus does discuss at several points, the level of authority/titles given assigned administrators over the province. Two key features, were ability to pronounce a death sentence, vs permissions from Rome.