Chapter 1. The roles of Sefer Josippon in medieval Jewish narratives -- Chapter 2. The Christian reception of Josippon in the Middle Ages -- Chapter 3. Josippon as a source for founding myths -- Chapter 4. The Book of Josippon in the Renaissance: Christian Hebraists and religious polemic -- Chapter 5. The Book of Josippon in the Renaissance: Jewish historiography and religious polemic -- Chapter 6. Fifteenth-century vernacular translations of the Book of Josippon -- Chapter 7. Demolishing the myth: the Book of Josippon under humanistic scrutiny
"This study examines the discourse surrounding Josippon in religious polemics and in the construction of historical and mythical narratives during the Renaissance period"-- Provided by publisher
