Was employed as a historian by the Flavian emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian. He was a commander of the Jewish forces in Galilee and would later become a Roman citizen. Flavius Josephus was a 1st century Jewish historian (37 – 100 AD). If not, no worries! Here’s what you need to know about Josephus and why he matters to the conversation about Jesus of Nazareth. If you know who Josephus is, good for you! (virtual high five coming at you!) Gulp…you weren’t ready for that one… Who Was Josephus? You: “Yeah, looks like I should do that…” My pastor just said Josephus shows that Jesus existed.”įriend: “Maybe you should look it up and see what it says for yourself?” You (sweating now): “I hadn’t heard that before. So I looked it up and found out that the passage by Josephus that mentions Jesus is disputed by scholars today.” And then this happens…įriend: “Yea, another Christian friend of mine said something about Josephus. There you are having a great conversation with a friend about Christianity and how you know that Jesus existed without just saying “the Bible says so.” You even name-dropped Josephus. 
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