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: ...

For instance, at almost exactly the time of the birth of Jesus (4-6 B.C.), some Jews became fed up with the Jewish King Herod ...

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.

One of our most important sources for all the history of this period is the Jewish historian, Josephus. Josephus himself grew up in and around Jerusalem; he claims to have been a part of the ...