Josephus
Flavius Josephus literally meaning "Joseph son of Matthias". That is what he calls himself at the start of ''The Jewish War'' (, ). "Flavius" was not part of his birth name, and was only adopted later.}} (; , ; AD 37 – 100) was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader. Best known for writing ''The Jewish War'', he was born in Jerusalem—then part of the Roman province of Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry.He initially fought against the Roman Empire during the First Jewish–Roman War as general of the Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in AD 67 to the Roman army led by military commander Vespasian after the six-week siege of Yodfat. Josephus claimed the Jewish messianic prophecies that initiated the First Jewish–Roman War made reference to Vespasian becoming Roman emperor. In response, Vespasian decided to keep him as a slave and presumably interpreter. After Vespasian became emperor in AD 69, he granted Josephus his freedom, at which time Josephus assumed the Emperor's family name of ''Flavius''.
Flavius Josephus fully defected to the Roman side and was granted Roman citizenship. He became an advisor and friend of Vespasian's son Titus, serving as his translator when Titus led the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Since the siege proved ineffective at stopping the Jewish revolt, the city's pillaging and the looting and destruction of Herod's Temple (the Second Temple) soon followed.
Josephus recorded the Great Jewish Revolt (AD 66–70), including the siege of Masada. His most important works were ''The Jewish War'' () and ''Antiquities of the Jews'' ( 94). ''The Jewish War'' recounts the Jewish revolt against Roman occupation. ''Antiquities of the Jews'' recounts the history of the world from a Jewish perspective for an ostensibly Greek and Roman audience. These works provide valuable insight into first-century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity. Josephus's works are the chief source next to the Bible for the history and antiquity of ancient Israel, and provide a significant and independent extra-Biblical account of such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, John the Baptist, James, brother of Jesus, and Jesus of Nazareth. Provided by Wikipedia
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The folly and wisdom of the ancients: in tvvo letters wonderfully preserved for almost 2000 years. Translated out of the Greek copy, and recommended to the judicious, to consider h... by Artaxerxes I, King of Persia, -425 B.C. or 424 B.C
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A complete concordance to Flavius Josephus / by Rengstorf, Karl Heinrich, 1903-1992
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The folly and wisdom of the ancients: in tvvo letters wonderfully preserved for almost 2000 years. Translated out of the Greek copy, and recommended to the judicious, to consider h... by Artaxerxes I, King of Persia, -425 B.C. or 424 B.C
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Ein Bild des Judentums für Nichtjuden von Flavius Josephus : Untersuchungen zu seiner Schrift Contra Apionem / by Gerber, Christine
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The Wonderful and most deplorable history of the later times of the Jews With the destruction of the city of Jerusalem. Which history begins where the Holy Scriptures do end. By Jo...
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The fardle of facions conteining the aunciente maners, customes, and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affrike and Asia. by Joannes, ca. 1485-1535
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The fardle of facions conteining the aunciente maners, customes, and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affrike and Asia. by Joannes, ca. 1485-1535
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Esther, the beautiful queen : a cantata or short oratorio designed for musical conventions, festivals, and musical societies / by Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868
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Esther, the beautiful queen / by Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868
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Josephus, the Jewish war ; newly translated with extensive commentary and archaeological background illustrations /
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Esther, the beautiful queen : a cantata or short oratorio, designed for musical conventions, festivals, and musical societies / by Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868
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Des Flavius Josephus Schrift gegen den Apion. : Text und Erklärung, aus dem Nachlass / by Müller, J. G. (Johann Georg), 1800-1875
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The wonderful, and most deplorable history, of the later times of the Jews with the destruction of the city of Jerusalem. : Which history begins where the Holy Scriptures do end. /
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