Originally posted by @sonshipPsst, there's a bit of a Josephus theme going on.
New Testament persons who were confirmed to have lived by Non-Christian Sources and/or Confirmed Through Archeology
( not an exhaustive list )
From [b] I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist by Frank Turek Phd.
Agrippa I (Acts 12:1-24) confimred by Philo, Josephus
Agrippa II (Acts 25:13-26,32) confirmed by coins, Jos ...[text shortened]... sar (Luke 3:1) confirmed by [b] Tacitus, Suetonius, Paterculus, Dio Cassius, Josephus [/b]
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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeHe was a respected ancient Jewish historian. Look him up.
Psst, there's a bit of a Josephus theme going on.
He was considered somewhat of a "Tory" ie. throwing his hat in with the conquerors, the despised Roman Empire.
Originally posted by @sonshipThe historian E. Mary Smallwood writes:
He was a respected ancient Jewish historian. Look him up.
He was considered somewhat of a "Tory" ie. throwing his hat in with the conquerors, the despised Roman Empire.
'Josephus was conceited, not only about his own learning, but also about the opinions held of him as commander both by the Galileans and by the Romans; he was guilty of shocking duplicity at Jotapata, saving himself by sacrifice of his companions; he was too naive to see how he stood condemned out of his own mouth for his conduct, and yet no words were too harsh when he was blackening his opponents; and after landing, however involuntarily, in the Roman camp, he turned his captivity to his own advantage, and benefited for the rest of his days from his change of side.'
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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeAn opportunist, if ever there was one.
The historian E. Mary Smallwood writes:
'Josephus was conceited, not only about his own learning, but also about the opinions held of him as commander both by the Galileans and by the Romans; he was guilty of shocking duplicity at Jotapata, saving himself by sacrifice of his companions; he was too naive to see how he stood condemned out of his ow ...[text shortened]... ity to his own advantage, and benefited for the rest of his days from his change of side.'
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