Josephus Latinus - Steps towards a new edition

对古代晚期弗拉维乌斯·约瑟夫斯（犹太历史学家，公元37/38年-公元100年）作品的翻译通常被称为约瑟夫斯·拉丁。其中两个译本是在卡西奥多鲁斯（公元6世纪中期）的学者的鼓动下完成的，其中一个译本是《犹太古物》（antiquites Judaicae），包括20本书（关于从开始到作者所处时代的犹太人的历史），另一个译本是《反阿皮纳姆》（Contra Apionem），包括2本书（犹太教的道歉）；《Bellum Judaicum》（关于犹太人反抗外国统治的斗争，特别是公元66-70年与罗马人的战争）的译本，包括7本书，甚至可以追溯到公元4世纪，被认为是安布罗修斯、希罗尼穆斯或鲁菲努斯等著名作家的作品。拉丁传统（超过230份手稿）不仅与构成原始希腊文本有关，而且尤其与深入了解约瑟夫斯在拉丁中世纪的接受有关。批判版本（尽管其文本基础不符合现代标准）只存在于反对阿皮恩的两本书以及古籍的第1-5本书中。本项目主要追求三个目标。首先，识别和评估那些与新版本《拉丁约瑟夫斯》相关的手稿（借助所谓的AJ 2,7等段落的样本/测试版）；其次，对翻译技巧进行分析，为新译本制定标准；第三，在弗兰兹·布拉特（Franz Blatt）于1958年出版的第1-5卷之后，对《古兰经》第6卷和第7卷（关于国王扫罗和大卫的统治）进行评论。除此之外，该项目还意味着启动（从长远角度来看）努力制作整个约瑟夫·拉丁的新版本。

The translations made of the works of Flavius Josephus (a Jewish historian, 37/38 - ca. 100 CE) in late antiquity are commonly referred to as Josephus Latinus. Two of these translations - the translation of the Antiquitates Judaicae, comprising 20 books (on the history of the Jewish people from the beginning to the time of the author), and of the work Contra Apionem, comprising 2 books (an apology of Judaism) - were made at the instigation of and by scholars associated with Cassiodorus (mid-6th century CE); the translation of the Bellum Judaicum (on the Jewish fight against foreign rule, especially on the war against the Romans 66-70 CE), comprising 7 books, even goes back to the 4th century CE and was ascribed to famous authors like Ambrosius, Hieronymus or Rufinus. The Latin tradition (over 230 manuscripts) is not only relevant for constituting the original Greek texts, but especially for gaining insight into the reception of Josephus in the Latin Middle Ages. Critical editions (albeit editions whose textual basis does not meet modern standards) only exist for the two books against Apion as well as for books 1-5 of the Antiquitates.The project mainly pursues three objectives. First, to identify and assess those manuscripts which are relevant for a new edition of the Josephus Latinus (with the help of a so-called Sample/Test Edition of a passage from AJ 2,7 ff.); second, to analyse the translation technique in order to establish criteria for a new edition; third, to produce a critical edition of books 6 and 7 of the Antiquitates (on the reign of kings Saul and David), following the edition of books 1-5 made by Franz Blatt (1958). In addition to that, the project is also meant to set in motion (as a long-term perspective) efforts to produce a new edition of the entire Josephus Latinus.