The first three centuries were the formative period of Christianity. The developments during this time led to the distinction of canonical and non-canonical writings, to organizational structures of the Christian…

Flavius Josephus' first hand account of the Jewish-Roman War (66-70 AD), culminating in the Roman siege and destruction of Jerusalem

This volume marks the state-of-the-art concerning research on Flavius Josephus, Sefer Yosippon, and reception history of both. The essays contained herein draw together and build upon past research to establish…

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Josephus was essentially an apologist, and his writings include not only an apology for his people, but an apology for his own life. In contrast with the greater Jewish writers…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…

The Works of Josephus is a first-century Romano-Jewish historian and writer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the…