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For centuries scholars have recognized the apologetic character of the Hellenistic Jewish historians, Josephos, and Luke-Acts; they have not, however, adequately addressed their possible relationships to each other and to their wider cultures. In this first full systematic effort to set these authors within the framework of Greco-Roman traditions, Professor Sterling has used genre criticism as a method for locating a distinct tradition of historical writing, apologetic historiography. Apologetic historiography is the story of a subgroup of people which deliberately Hellenizes the traditions of the group in an effort to provide a self-definition within the context of the larger world. It arose as a result of a dialectic relationship with Greek ethnography. This work traces the evolution of this tradition through three major eras of eastern Mediterranean history spanning six hundred years: the Persian, the Greek, and the Roman.

Christian apologetics --- History as a science --- Antiquity --- Apologetics --- Historiography --- History (Theology) --- Judaism --- Apologétique --- Historiographie --- Histoire (Théologie) --- Biblical teaching --- Apologetic works --- History --- Enseignement biblique --- Josephus, Flavius. --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc --- Critique, interprétation, etc --- Biblical teaching. --- History and criticism. --- 930.21 <33> --- 226.4 --- 226.6 --- 296*334 --- 239.3 --- -Historiography --- -Judaism --- -Apologetics --- -History --- -Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Apologetics, Missionary --- Christian evidences --- Christianity --- Evidences, Christian --- Evidences of Christianity --- Fundamental theology --- Polemics (Theology) --- Theology, Fundamental --- Religious thought --- Theology --- Jews --- Religions --- Semites --- Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Historiografie. Geschiedenis van de geschiedwetenschap--Oud-Palestina. Judea --- Evangelie volgens Lucas --- Handelingen der apostelen. Akten van de apostelen --- Flavius Josephus:--studies --- Apologetica: tegen de heidenen --- -History and criticism --- -Biblical teaching --- Evidences --- Religion --- Criticism --- Josephus, Flavius --- Theses --- -Historiografie. Geschiedenis van de geschiedwetenschap--Oud-Palestina. Judea --- 239.3 Apologetica: tegen de heidenen --- 296*334 Flavius Josephus:--studies --- 930.21 <33> Historiografie. Geschiedenis van de geschiedwetenschap--Oud-Palestina. Judea --- -239.3 Apologetica: tegen de heidenen --- Annals --- Josephus Historicus --- Flavius Josephus --- Flavius Iosephus --- Iosephus, Flavius --- Iosephus Historicus --- Apologétique --- Histoire (Théologie) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Critique, interprétation, etc --- Apologetic works&delete& --- History and criticism --- Luc (Book of the New Testament) --- Lucas (Book of the New Testament) --- Luka (Book of the New Testament) --- Lukan săn zăn︠g︡g (Book of the New Testament) --- Lukas (Book of the New Testament) --- Luke (Book of the New Testament) --- Lūqā (Book of the New Testament) --- Nuga pogŭm (Book of the New Testament) --- Ruka den --- Ruka ni yoru fukuinsho --- Acts (Book of the New Testament) --- Acts of the Apostles --- Chongdo haengjŏn --- Sado haengjŏn --- Bible. N.T. Luke --- Bible. N.T. Acts --- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 A.D. --- Greece --- Middle East --- Bible. N.T. Luke - Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Bible. N.t. Acts - Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- History (Theology) - Biblical teaching. --- Apologetics - Early church, ca. 30-600. --- Josephus, Flavius. Antiquitates Judaicae. --- Judaism - Apologetic works - History. --- Historiography - Greece. --- Historiography - Middle East. --- Early church, ca. 30-600. --- Bible --- N.T --- Acts --- Luke --- Greece. --- Middle East. --- Antiquitates Judaicae. --- History - Biblical teaching. --- Apologetics - History - Early church, ca 30-600 --- Judaism - Apologetic works - History and criticism. --- Bible. N.T.. Actes --- Flavius Josèphe (0038?-0100?) --- Historiographie ancienne --- Critique, interprétation, etc. --- Antiquités judaïques --- History.