DID YOU KNOW?

Before he wrote his histories in Rome, what was Josephus doing when the Jewish war against Rome began?

The answer

Commanding the Jewish forces in Galilee. When the revolt began, he was put in charge of defending it. He was captured in 67 AD and went over to the Roman side.

Why it’s interesting

He won the Romans over with a prediction: that their general Vespasian would become emperor. Vespasian did, and Josephus was set free. From 69 AD he had Roman citizenship and a pension.

Scholarly consensus

Learn the Bible.

Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.