

Early life.įlavius Josephus was born of an aristocratic priestly family in Jerusalem. His major books are History of the Jewish War (75–79), The Antiquities of the Jews (93), and Against Apion. Yet he united the traditions of Judaism and Hellenism, provided a link between the secular world of Rome and the religious heritage of the Bible, and offered insights into the mentality of subject peoples in the Roman Empire.įlavius Josephus, original name Joseph Ben Matthias, (born ad 37/38, Jerusalem-died ad 100, Rome), Jewish priest, scholar, and historian who wrote valuable works on the Jewish revolt of 66–70 and on earlier Jewish history.

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