(October 10, 2010 at 1:42 pm)dave4shmups Wrote: What about Christian apologists who mention the writings of Josephus?? Was he reliable??
Quote:What about Christian apologists who mention the writings of Josephus??Often times, people on both sides of a debate reference the same sources to add weight to their arguments. Josephus wrote very little about the early Christians. He did mention John the Baptist, James the Just, brother of Jesus, and Jesus. There remains some controversey about the validity of authorship regarding possible insertions into his original works...although the writings mentioning John the Baptist, James, and Jesus seem to point to Josephus as the author.
Quote:Was he reliable??Some critics would argue that Josephus was a traitor and Roman collaborator. I don't know if that would determine whether or not he was reliable. What's your opinion?
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