Josephus' writings mention a number of biblical figures - Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James, the brother of Jesus, Pontius Pilate, the Sadducees, the Sanhedrin, the High Priests, and the ...

Josephus, Our Primary Source The writings of this first-century Jewish historian are critical for reconstructing the world of Judaism into which Jesus was born. L. Michael White: ...

While we cannot turn to any eye-witness contemporary detailing the events of Jesus’ life or even of his last days in Jerusalem, we have the later writings of Jewish historian, Flavius Josephus.

The historian contends that the prophesies of Jesus line up with Josephus' writings about the Jewish-Roman war and are, thus, proof that "the biography of Jesus is actually constructed, ...

Josephus, a first-century Jewish historian who was in Jerusalem at the time when James was killed in the early 60s, refers to James as “the brother of the so-called Messiah,” i.e., Jesus.

Jewish Scholar Goes to Russia to Study Josephus’ Text of Jesus. July 19, 1926. See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date Advertisement (Jewish Daily Bulletin) ...

As more time passed, other works of ancient Christian literature shifted accountability from Pilate to Jews. The experiences of Jesus’ early followers help explain this shift.

Josephus's writings, in particular, have been interpreted by some as later Christian interpolations. Paul L. Maier has argued Josephus, who was Jewish, would not have referred to Jesus as the Messiah.

Josephus, Our Primary Source The writings of this first-century Jewish historian are critical for reconstructing the world of Judaism into which Jesus was born. L. Michael White: ...