Flavius Josephus (/dʒoʊˈsiːfəs/; Greek: Ἰώσηπος, Iṓsēpos; c. AD 37 – c. 100) or Yosef ben Mattityahu (Hebrew: יוסף בן מתתיהו) was a Roman–Jewish historian...
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In computer science and mathematics, the Josephus problem (or Josephus permutation) is a theoretical problem related to a certain counting-out game. Such...
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historian Flavius Josephus provides external information on some people and events found in the New Testament. The extant manuscripts of Josephus' book Antiquities...
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Josephus (Titus Flavius Josephus; 37 – c. 100) was a Roman Jewish historian. Josephus may also refer to: Josephus Abudacnus/Josephus Barbatus (Yusuf ibn...
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Josephus Lyles (born 22 July 1998) is an American sprinter. He attended T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. His personal best of 19.93...
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pp. 96, 167. Josephus, The Wars of the Jews II.19.9 Josephus, The Wars of the Jews III.1.2 Josephus, The War of the Jews III.4.2 Josephus, The Wars of...
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Siege of Masada (section Josephus’ narrative)
source, Flavius Josephus, a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian. According to Josephus the long siege by...
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The Slavonic Josephus is an Old East Slavic translation of Flavius Josephus' History of the Jewish War which contains numerous interpolations and omissions...
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Antiquities of the Jews (redirect from Antiquities (Josephus))
is a 20-volume historiographical work, written in Greek, by historian Josephus in the 13th year of the reign of Roman emperor Domitian, which was 94 CE...
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are recorded in the works of the 1st century CE Roman–Jewish historian Josephus. Despite Herod's successes, including single-handedly forging a new aristocracy...
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Josephus. BJ. 2.14.5., Perseus Project BJ2.14.5, . Josephus. BJ. 2.8.11..Josephus. BJ. 2.13.7..Josephus. BJ. 2.14.4..Josephus. BJ. 2.14.5... Josephus...
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source. Lawrence Schiffman states that after studying Josephus and the Temple Scroll, he found Josephus to be historically more reliable than the Temple Scroll...
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Josephus Tan Joon Liang (born 15 October 1979), better known as Josephus Tan, is a Singaporean criminal defence lawyer known for his pro bono work. In...
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prevented them from penetrating the third and thickest wall. According to Josephus, a contemporary historian and the main source for the war, the city was...
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of Josephus - Page Two". www.josephus.org. Retrieved 9 March 2023. Josephus, "Book XX", The Antiquities of the Jews, retrieved 9 March 2023 Josephus. The...
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Herod Agrippa II (section Relations with Josephus)
Josephus. AJ. 19.9.2.. and endnote 1 ; Josephus. AJ. 20.1.3.. ; Josephus. AJ. 20.5.2.. ; Josephus. AJ. 20.7.1.. ; Josephus. AJ. 20.7.8.. ; Josephus....
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ritual purity, and held a dualistic worldview. According to Jewish writers Josephus and Philo, the Essenes numbered around four thousand, and resided in various...
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The Life of (Flavius) Josephus (Greek: Ἰωσήπου βίος Iosepou bios), also called the "Life of Flavius Josephus", or simply Vita, is an autobiographical text...
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Josephus Daniels (May 18, 1862 – January 15, 1948) was an American diplomat and newspaper editor from the 1880s until his death, who managed The News &...
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USS Josephus Daniels (DLG/CG-27) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader / cruiser. She was named for Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy during World...
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the two other major sects at the time, the Pharisees and the Essenes. Josephus, writing at the end of the 1st century CE, associates the sect with the...
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Josephus, also called Josephe or Josephes, is the son of Joseph of Arimathea and an early keeper of the Holy Grail in some tellings of the Arthurian legend...
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and doctrines such as the Oral Torah and the resurrection of the dead. Josephus (c. 37 – c. 100 CE), believed by many historians to have been a Pharisee...
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religion. Retrieved 2 May 2013. Josephus, Antiquities 18.181. Josephus, Antiquities 17.20, War 1.562. Milwitzky 638. Josephus, Antiquities 17.20–21. Bruce...
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The only source for the history of the Sicarii is Josephus. Victims of the Sicarii are said by Josephus to have included the High Priest Jonathan, and 700...
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Jan van Speyk (redirect from Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk)
Jan Carel Josephus van Speyk (31 January 1802 – 5 February 1831) was a Dutch naval lieutenant commander with the United Netherlands Navy who became a hero...
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Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4 December 1735, Vienna – 17 February 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and zoologist of Italian origin. Laurenti is...
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Masada (section Archaeology vs. Josephus)
on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BC. According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by Roman troops from 72 to 73 AD, at the end of the...
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