An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Josephus
5 books referenced
Books by Josephus
Referenced in 2 episodes
February 03, 2025
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Mentioned as a fragmentary source for Caligula and later described as 'the great Judean historian' who 'has quite a detailed account that seems to draw on quite authoritative sources' regarding Caligula's death.
December 19, 2022
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Described as 'a very, very long account history of the Judeans' written by Josephus, containing references to John the Baptist, Jesus, and James. The famous 'Testimonium Flavianum' passage about Jesus comes from this work
Referenced in 4 episodes
September 18, 2023
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Described as 'one of the supreme works of history to have survived from antiquity' - a detailed narrative account of the Judean revolt written by a Judean who played a significant role in the conflict
December 19, 2022
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Described as 'an account of the Judean war' written by Josephus after he was captured by the Romans and became a Roman citizen. Key source for understanding first century Judea
April 21, 2022
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Referenced as one of the histories Josephus wrote - 'he writes a history of the war' - describing the Jewish revolt against Rome
April 14, 2022
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Josephus is described as 'the Jewish writer who records the war that destroys Jerusalem' and is cited multiple times for accounts of crucifixion practices during the siege of Jerusalem.
Referenced in 1 episode
April 21, 2022
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Referenced as 'He writes a history of the entire history of the Judeans' - one of Josephus's major historical works
Referenced in 1 episode
April 21, 2022
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Referenced as 'He writes a biography of – an autobiography of himself' - Josephus's autobiographical work
Referenced in 1 episode
April 21, 2022
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Referenced as 'he writes a defense of the Judeans and their god and their practices against a pagan critic' - Josephus's apologetic work