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Bookmark or Share- Flavius Josephus - Encyclopedia.comFlavius Josephus (c. 37– c. 100), Jewish historian, general, and Pharisee. His Jewish War gives an eyewitness account of the events leading up to the Jewish revolt against the Romans in 66, in which he was a leader. His Antiquities of the Jews is a history running from the Creation to 66.
- Josephus on Jesus - WikipediaThe Testimonium Flavianum (meaning the testimony of Flavius Josephus) is a passage found in Book 18, Chapter 3, 3 (or see Greek text) of the Antiquities which describes the condemnation and crucifixion of Jesus at the hands of the Roman authorities.
- Flavius Josephus - World History EncyclopediaTitus Flavius Josephus (36-100 CE), was born Yosef ben Matityahu and became a 1st-century CE Jewish historian. He was a member of a priestly household in Jerusalem through his father’s side (the house and order of Jehoiarib), and his mother was of royal descent (Hasmonean).
- Flavius Josephus | Jewish Priest, Scholar, Historian of 1st ...Flavius Josephus (born ad 37/38, Jerusalem—died ad 100, Rome) was a Jewish priest, scholar, and historian who wrote valuable works on the Jewish revolt of 66–70 and on earlier Jewish history. His major books are History of the Jewish War (75–79), The Antiquities of the Jews (93), and Against Apion.
- Josephus - WikipediaFlavius Josephus fully defected to the Roman side and was granted Roman citizenship. He became an advisor and close associate of Vespasian's son Titus, serving as his translator during Titus's protracted siege of Jerusalem in AD 70, resulted in the near-total razing of the city and the destruction of the Second Temple.
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