Ooh...blast from the past.
You can find the complete works of Flavius Josephus here:
http://www.biblestudytools.com/history/f...-josephus/
There are in excess of 20 "jesuses" in Josephus' writings which is in keeping with the idea that it was an exceedingly common name in first century Judaea.
Deist Paladin will probably weigh in on the secondary reference you mention above from Book XX of Antiquities of the Jews. Unlike the Testimonium Flavianum which is a clear forgery - xtian bullshit artists aside - this secondary reference might not be a blatant forgery, just a little wishful thinking by xtian scribes.
To Josephus, a pharisee and member of a priestly family, the phrase christos was merely Greek for "the anointed one." In his time, such a reference would have applied to the kings and high priests who were, in fact, anointed with a special oil upon taking office. In the passage you quoted virtually everyone mentioned ( except the two Roman procurators ) had been a "christos" at one time or another. Keeping in mind that ancient Greek was written without punctuation, capitals or even spaces between words it is entirely possible that some later xtian scribe went through the passage saw the word "christos" and promptly wet his pants in joy. They then tampered with the text to make the "meaning" more plain for the dolts who believed in such abject horseshit as xtianity.
You can find the complete works of Flavius Josephus here:
http://www.biblestudytools.com/history/f...-josephus/
There are in excess of 20 "jesuses" in Josephus' writings which is in keeping with the idea that it was an exceedingly common name in first century Judaea.
Deist Paladin will probably weigh in on the secondary reference you mention above from Book XX of Antiquities of the Jews. Unlike the Testimonium Flavianum which is a clear forgery - xtian bullshit artists aside - this secondary reference might not be a blatant forgery, just a little wishful thinking by xtian scribes.
To Josephus, a pharisee and member of a priestly family, the phrase christos was merely Greek for "the anointed one." In his time, such a reference would have applied to the kings and high priests who were, in fact, anointed with a special oil upon taking office. In the passage you quoted virtually everyone mentioned ( except the two Roman procurators ) had been a "christos" at one time or another. Keeping in mind that ancient Greek was written without punctuation, capitals or even spaces between words it is entirely possible that some later xtian scribe went through the passage saw the word "christos" and promptly wet his pants in joy. They then tampered with the text to make the "meaning" more plain for the dolts who believed in such abject horseshit as xtianity.
