Yosef ben Matityahu
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Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yosef ben Matityahu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T652270 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yosef ben Matityahu Context triple: [Flavius Josephus, birthName, Yosef ben Matityahu]
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A.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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B.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and one of the signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served as Israel’s first Minister of Religions.
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C.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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D.
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
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E.
Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yosef ben Matityahu Target entity description: Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
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A.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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B.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and one of the signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served as Israel’s first Minister of Religions.
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C.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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D.
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
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E.
Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish historian
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author ⓘ chronicler of the First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ historian ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Flavius Josephus
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Flavius Josephus ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
|
| associatedWith | Flavian dynasty ⓘ |
| birthName | Yosef ben Matityahu self-link ⓘ |
| bornIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hellenistic Jews
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surface form:
Hellenistic Judaism
|
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetics
ⓘ
autobiography ⓘ historiography ⓘ |
| historicalSourceFor |
New Testament background
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Second Temple Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple period
early Christianity context ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish historiography
ⓘ
later Christian historians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comprehensive history of the Jewish people
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defense of Judaism to a Greco-Roman audience ⓘ detailed account of the First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Against Apion
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Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Antiquities
The Life of Flavius Josephus ⓘ
surface form:
Life of Josephus
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
The Jewish War
|
| region | Judea ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInWar | Jewish commander in Galilee ⓘ |
| sourceType |
primary source on 1st-century Judea
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primary source on Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Jewish–Roman wars
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surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ history of the Jews ⓘ relations between Jews and Romans ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Hasmonean dynasty
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Herod the Great ⓘ Jewish sects (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes) ⓘ Roman rule in Judea ⓘ the destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Yosef ben Matityahu Description of subject: Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
Referenced by (2)
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