Josephus was born into one of Jerusalem's elite families. He was the second-born son of Matthias, a Jewish priest. … See more

The works of Josephus provide information about the First Jewish–Roman War and also represent literary source material for understanding the context of the Dead Sea Scrolls and late Temple Judaism.
Josephan s… See more

In the Preface to Jewish Wars, Josephus criticizes historians who misrepresent the events of the Jewish–Roman War, writing that "they have a mind to demonstrate the greatness of the Romans, while they still diminish an… See more

The works of Josephus are major sources of our understanding of Jewish life and history during the first century.
• (c. 75) War of the Jews, The Jewish War, Jewish Wars, or History of the Jewish War (commonly … See more

• Josephus on Jesus
• Josephus problem – a mathematical problem named after Josephus
• Josippon
• Pseudo-Philo… See more