One of our most important sources for all the history of this period is the Jewish historian, Josephus. Josephus himself grew up in and around Jerusalem; he claims to have been a part of the Pharisaic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze Josephus’ geographical use of the terms Idumea (Ἰδουμαία) and Idumeans (Ἰδουμαῖοι) in Antiquitatesa ...

Among Jewish writers of antiquity, no figure is more paradoxical than Flavius Josephus. Born in Jerusalem in 37 CE, a priest and general who defected to Rome during the Jewish revolt, Josephus ...

More than two billion people worldwide live in the belief Jesus Christ was the Son of God who died on the cross as the ultimate sacrifice for humanity's sins. Those who do not follow the doctrines of ...