Josephus and Jesus

Explores how new evidence can correct misunderstandings of Flavius Josephus' famed report of Jesus, commonly known as Testimonium Flavianum. The volume consults manuscripts in Latin, Greek, Syriac, Armenian, and Arabic to ascertain the textual history of the work and to argue that Testimonium Flavianum has been largely misinterpreted. This book brings to light an extraordinary connection between Jesus of Nazareth and the Jewish historian Josephus. Writing in 93/94 CE, Josephus composed an account of Jesus known as the Testimonium Flavianum. Despite this being the oldest description of Jesus by a non-Christian, scholars have long doubted its authenticity due to the alleged pro-Christian claims it contains. This book, however, authenticates Josephus' authorship of the Testimonium Flavianum and reveals a startling observation: Josephus was directly familiar with those who put Jesus on trial. Consequently, Josephus would have had access to highly reliable information about the man from Nazareth. The book concludes by describing what Josephus tells us about the Jesus of history, his miracles, and his resurrection. An open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.