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    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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    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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    Caiaphas (section Josephus)
    the Jewish high priest during the years of Jesus' ministry, according to Josephus. The Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John indicate he was an organizer of...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    recounted by Josephus in several ways: (a) Traditional account: Some historians still maintain that the events happened largely as Josephus describes. (b)...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    Owen Josephus Roberts (May 2, 1875 – May 17, 1955) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1930 to 1945. He also led two Roberts...
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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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  • 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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  • military leader Josephus (dated circa 93–94 AD) and a mention in Annals by Roman historian Tacitus (circa 116 AD). From just Paul, Josephus, and Tacitus...
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