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Virtually all works of fiction on Second Temple Judaism rely, directly or indirectly, on Josephus' Works; see [[Second Temple Studies (Fiction)]]. Josephus, however, is not only, as a historian, the major source of information about the period, but he is also a major protagonist of the Jewish War, as the commander-in-chief of the Jewish forces in Galilee and then a personal friend of the Romans.
Virtually all works of fiction on Second Temple Judaism rely, directly or indirectly, on Josephus' Works; see [[Second Temple Studies (Fiction)]]. Josephus, however, is not only, as a historian, the major source of information about the period, but he is also a major protagonist of the Jewish War, as the commander-in-chief of the Jewish forces in Galilee and then a personal friend of the Romans. Several novels include Josephus as one of their own characters, some focus on his personal experience. The most important example is the trilogy written by Feuchtwanger

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Virtually all works of fiction on Second Temple Judaism rely, directly or indirectly, on Josephus' Works; see Second Temple Studies (Fiction). Josephus, however, is not only, as a historian, the major source of information about the period, but he is also a major protagonist of the Jewish War, as the commander-in-chief of the Jewish forces in Galilee and then a personal friend of the Romans. Several novels include Josephus as one of their own characters, some focus on his personal experience. The most important example is the trilogy written by Feuchtwanger