He appeared to them spending a third day restored to life, for the prophets of God had foretold these things and a thousand other marvels about him. And when, upon the accusation of the principal men among us, Pilate had condemned him to a cross, those who had first come to love him did not cease. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. For he was one who performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. вЂњAbout this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. This passage is SO famous it even has a fancy name: вЂњThe Testimonium Flavianum.вЂќ Here it is: Jonathan MorrowД«ut as we learned from our conversation above, some of the comments about Josephus are disputed. Recognizing some Christian edits does not remove the historical core of what Josephus believed about Jesus. The Disputed вЂњ Testimonium FlavianumвЂќ by Josephus ( Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Mentions Jesus in his historical writings (and his brother James cf.Was employed as a historian by the Flavian emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian.He was a commander of the Jewish forces in Galilee and would later become a Roman citizen.Flavius Josephus was a 1st century Jewish historian (37 вЂ“ 100 AD).If not, no worries! HereвЂ™s what you need to know about Josephus and why he matters to the conversation about Jesus of Nazareth. If you know who Josephus is, good for you! (virtual high five coming at you!) GulpвЂ¦you werenвЂ™t ready for that oneвЂ¦ Who Was Josephus? You: вЂњYeah, looks like I should do thatвЂ¦вЂќ My pastor just said Josephus shows that Jesus existed.вЂќДЇriend:В вЂњMaybe you should look it up and see what it says for yourself?вЂќ You (sweating now): вЂњI hadnвЂ™t heard that before. So I looked it up and found out that the passage by Josephus that mentions Jesus is disputed by scholars today.вЂќ And then this happensвЂ¦ДЇriend: вЂњYea, another Christian friend of mine said something about Josephus. There you are having a great conversation with a friend about Christianity and how you know that Jesus existed without just saying вЂњthe Bible says so.вЂќ You even name-dropped Josephus. Subscribe: iTunes | AndroidВ | Google PodcastsВ | RSS Listen to Your Worldview Minute Podcast with Jonathan Morrow Location, Library: Paris, Bibl.Get clear, fast, and biblical answers to lifeвЂ™s big questions. Location, Library: Graz, Universitatsbibliothek Location, Library: Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek Location, Library: Durham, Cathedral Library Location, Library: Heiligenkreuz, Stiftsbibliothek Location, Library: Klosterneuburg, Stiftsbibliothek Location, Library: Admont, BenediktinerstiftД¬ontents: War 1-7, Ant. Location, Library: Cologne, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Koln Location, Library: Cologne: Diozesan- und DomblibliothekД¬ontents: 71: Ant. Location, Library: Oxford, Merton CollegeД¬ontents: Ant. Location, Library: Winchester, Winchester College Location, Library: Lincoln, Cathedral Library Location, Library: Stuttgart, Wurttembergische Landesbibliothek 19-20 вЂњfrom a textual tradition different from other booksвЂќ Location, Library: Oxford, Bodleian LibraryД¬ontents: Ant. Location, Library: Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Location, Library: London, British Library Location, Library: Munich, Bayerische StaatsbibliothekД¬ontents: Ant. Location, Library: Leiden, Universiteit Leiden Location, Library: Wolfenbuttel, Herzog August Bibliothek Location, Library: Wurzburg, Universitatsbibliothek Location, Library: Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek Location, Library: Cologny: Foundation Martin Bodmer Location, Library: Bern, Burgerbibliothek Location, Library: Copenhagen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek 814* is not an 8th century MS, but a 10th-11th century MS. I think the Vatican Library says that this MS was written between 9, not the end of the 700вЂ™s. I think these following links are the Vatican LibraryвЂ™s pages on this MS: This list includes the entries on page 336, 337. The C12th MS Bo reportedly contains books 21 and 22 of Antiquities. This is a chronological list of the MSS listed by Levenson & Martin (2016). C15thД«ooks 11-20 MS Names & Century of Creation 1-10Д«ooks 1-10 MS Names & Century of Creation 3-15 (originally 1-15 there are lacunae in 13-15) The main MSS used for editions are organized as follows: JosephusвЂ™ Antiquities of the Jews was written in 20 books.

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