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'''Flavius Josephus''' (''Yosef Ben Matityahu''; 37 CE - c100 CE) was a Jewish priest, politician, general, and historian. His writings are the major source for the study of Second Temple Judaism.
*DICTIONARY: see [[Josephus]]
*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Josephus (sources)]]


==Josephus in ancient sources==
In his writings, Josephus provides very detailed autobiographical information, about his childhood,  his role of leadership in the Jewish War, and his reconversion as a supporter of the Roman rule and a personal friend of the Flavian emperors. 


Josephus is well known also in Roman sources (Suetonius).
This category includes (in chronological order) scholarly and fictional works dealing with the character of [[Josephus]].  


==Josephus in Scholarship==
The works of Josephus have been at the center of scholarly research since they were written.


==Josephus in Fiction==
[[Category:Categories]]
 
==Related categories==
*[[Josephus' Works]]
*[[:Category:Vespasian (subject)|Vespasian (subject)]] / [[:Category:Titus (subject)|Titus (subject)]]
 
==Select Bibliography (articles)==
 
*''' ''' / [[]] / In: [[The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary]],
 
*'''Josephus''' / [[Steve Mason]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 828-832
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Wikipedia]
 
[[Category:Subjects]]
[[Category:People]]

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This category includes (in chronological order) scholarly and fictional works dealing with the character of Josephus.

Pages in category "Josephus (subject)"

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