Meeting (ὑπάντησις) of the Jewish High Priest with Alexander the Great in Jerusalem
| TITLE: |
| Meeting (ὑπάντησις) of the Jewish High Priest with Alexander the Great in Jerusalem |
| DATE: |
| c. 332 BC |
| TEXT: |
| NIESE, B. (1885-1890): Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, 4 vol., Berolini:Ant. Iud. 11.329-339 |
| EDITIONS/TRANSLATIONS: |
| NIESE, B. (1885-1890): Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, 4 vol., Berolini:Ant. Iud. 11.329-339 REINACH, T. (1900-1932): Oeuvres completes de Flavius Josèphe, 7 vol., Paris THACKERAY, H. ST. J. ; MARCUS, R. ; WIKGREN, A.; FELDMAN, L. H. (1926-1965) : Josephus, 9 vol., The Loeb Classical Library, London – Cambridge VARA DONADO, J. (1997): Flavio Josefo. Antigüedades Judías, Akal, Madrid |
| KEYWORDS: |
| Word used to mean procession: |
| ὑπάντησις (coming to meet, l. 329) |
| Word used to mean the cult images: |
| Gods or other entities named: |
| Alexander the Great (l. 329) The High Priest (l. 329) God (l. 331 and 334) |
| Description of the cult images: |
| Procession’s route: |
| Jerusalem to Saphein (l. 329: Σαφειν) |
| Frequency with which the procession takes place: |
| Once, at the arrival of Alexander the Great to Jerusalem |
| Performers: |
| μετὰ τῶν ἱερέων (priests, l. 329), τὸν δὲ ἀρχιερέα (the High Priest, l. 331) |
| References to the public attending the procession: |
| τοῦ πολιτικοῦ πλήθους (l. 329) |
| Rites related to the procession: |
| Jewish rite of sacrifice done by Alexander in the Temple of Jerusalem under the guidance of the High Priest (ἐπὶ τὸ ἱερὸν θύει μὲν τῷ θεῷ κατὰ τὴν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως ὑφήγησιν, l. 337) |
| Allusions to conduct or forms of reverence: |
| ἱεροπρεπῆ καὶ διαφέρουσαν τῶν ἄλλων ἐθνῶν ποιούμενος (l. 329) |
| Other remarkable elements: |
| Clothing (color: white, linen, hyacinth/blueish; adornment: gold): ἐν ταῖς λευκαῖς ἐσθῆσιν, τοὺς δὲ ἱερεῖς προεστῶτας ἐν ταῖς βυσσίναις αὐτῶν, τὸν δὲ ἀρχιερέα ἐν τῇ ὑακινθίνῳ καὶ διαχρύσῳ στολῇ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς ἔχοντα τὴν κίδαριν καὶ τὸ χρυσοῦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἔλασμα, ᾧ τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐγέγραπτο ὄνομα (l. 332) proskynesis of Alexander before God (l. 331-332, vd. l. 334) Alexander pays honor (δεξιωσάμενος) to the High priest (l. 337) |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY: |
| BÖMMER (1952), RE, s.v. Pompa. Herrscher, Vol. XXI.2, pp. 1973, n.344. RE, s.v. Alexandros, Vol. I, p. 1422: “der Bericht des Josephos (ant. XI 313ff.) über einen Besuch A.s in Jerusalem ist sagenhaft”. SVENSSON, N. (1926): “Réception solenelle d’Hérode Atticus”, BCH 50, p. 535. |