Works of Flavius Josephus

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collection of historical writings literary corpus

The Works of Flavius Josephus are a collection of first-century historical and apologetic writings that chronicle Jewish history, culture, and the Jewish-Roman conflicts for a Greco-Roman audience.

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Label	Occurrences
writings of Flavius Josephus	3
Works of Flavius Josephus canonical	2
writings of Josephus	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collection of historical writings ⓘ literary corpus ⓘ
author	Flavius Josephus ⓘ
containsAccountOf	Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean rulers Herod the Great ⓘ Jewish revolt against Rome ⓘ Jewish sects such as Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes ⓘ Roman governors of Judea ⓘ Second Temple destruction ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE
coreWork	Against Apion ⓘ Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ The Life of Flavius Josephus ⓘ surface form: Life of Josephus Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ surface form: The Jewish War
genre	apologetic literature ⓘ historiography ⓘ
historicalScope	Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: First Jewish–Roman War Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean period Herodian dynasty ⓘ destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ from creation to the outbreak of the Jewish War ⓘ
includesWork	Against Apion ⓘ Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ surface form: Jewish Antiquities Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: Jewish War The Life of Flavius Josephus ⓘ surface form: Life of Josephus Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ surface form: The Jewish War The Life ⓘ
influencedField	Jewish studies ⓘ Roman history ⓘ early Christian studies ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
politicalContext	Judea under Roman rule ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
preservation	transmitted in Christian manuscript tradition ⓘ
primaryAudience	Greco-Roman audience ⓘ
purpose	defense of Judaism to non-Jews ⓘ explanation of Jewish history to Romans and Greeks ⓘ presentation of Jews as an ancient and respectable people ⓘ
reception	highly valued by Christian authors in Late Antiquity ⓘ sometimes viewed critically by modern historians for bias ⓘ
religiousContext	Judaism ⓘ
subjectMatter	Jewish culture ⓘ Jewish history ⓘ Jewish-Roman conflicts ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ first century CE ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	classical historians ⓘ historians of Second Temple Judaism ⓘ scholars of early Christianity ⓘ

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Roman intervention of Pompey in 63 BCE → describedIn → Works of Flavius Josephus ⓘ

James the Righteous → describedIn → Works of Flavius Josephus ⓘ

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Peræa → mentionedIn → Works of Flavius Josephus ⓘ

this entity surface form: writings of Flavius Josephus

Mattathias Antigonus → describedIn → Works of Flavius Josephus ⓘ

Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE) → describedIn → Works of Flavius Josephus ⓘ

this entity surface form: writings of Flavius Josephus

Parthian invasion → describedIn → Works of Flavius Josephus ⓘ

this entity surface form: writings of Flavius Josephus