Abstract<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe article presents an introduction to the life and works of Josephus, the most important Jewish historian from the first century AD. Josephus played an active role in the First Jewish revolt against the Romans. After he was captured, he prophesied to Vespasian, his captor, that he would become the emperor. When he did, Josephus was enlisted as an associate, negotiator, and interpreter to Vespasian\u2019s son Titus. Josephus\u2019 work \u201cThe Jewish War\u201d is of utmost importance for understanding the revolt because of Josephus\u2019 direct involvement in many events described in it. It gives valuable insights into the rebels\u2019 motives, the war\u2019s course, and the eventual Jewish defeat. As a Hellenized Jew, Josephus presented Jewish history from the earliest biblical times and composed some of the best apologies of Judaism. He also refuted anti-Jewish accusations spread throughout the Greco-Roman world in the \u201cAntiquities of the Jews\u201d and the treatise \u201cContra Apionem\u201d. His works may be considered the most valuable source of Hellenistic Jewish philosophical and theological thought of classical antiquity. Looking at it from a Christian perspective, Josephus is highly valued for his detailed descriptions of Judea before, during, and after the time of Jesus\u2019 life on earth and the establishment of the Church. His writings provide the most comprehensive extrabiblical description of the social, political, and religious context in which Christianity and the Church were born.<\/p>\n
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Josephus;\u00a0Judea;\u00a0Jews;\u00a0Judaism;\u00a0Israel;\u00a0Jerusalem;\u00a0Second Temple;\u00a0early Christianity;\u00a0Testimonium Flavianum<\/p>\n
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310928<\/p>\n
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