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-*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Josephus (sources)]]
+#REDIRECT [[:Category:Josephus (subject)]]
-*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Josephus (subject)]]
-'''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.
-==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).
-==Josephus in Scholarship==
-The works of Josephus have been at the center of scholarly research since they were written.
-==Josephus in Fiction==
-==Related categories==
-*[[Josephus' Works]]
-*[[Vespasian]] / [[Titus]]
-==References==
-*'''Josephus''' / [[Steve Mason]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 828-832
-*''' ''' / [[]] / In: [[The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary]],
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Wikipedia]
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