Ancient · History
The Jewish War
by Josephus. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Josephus examining Judaism, empire, war; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- c. 75 CE
- Origin
- Roman Judea
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- History
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Josephus examining Judaism, empire, war; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.