I request that neither Geert van den Bos nor any other cabalist post in this thread, the purpose of which is to share excerpts from G. A. Williamson's translation of The Jewish War, by Josephus, revised edition published in 1970 in London with express exception to copyright limitation "in the Untied States of America".
Flavius Josephus (ca 37–100 AD) was born Joseph ben Matityahu in Jerusalem, the son of a rabbi. He initially fought against the Romans during the First Jewish–Roman War as head of Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in 67 AD to Vespasian after the six-week siege of Jotapata. Vespasian kept Josephus as a slave and interpreter and after he became Emperor in 69 AD, he granted Josephus his freedom, at which time Josephus assumed the emperor's family name of Flavius.
Josephus's The Jewish War is in essence an eye-witness account of the fulfillment of the following prophesy uttered by Jesus as reported by Matthew:
Flavius Josephus (ca 37–100 AD) was born Joseph ben Matityahu in Jerusalem, the son of a rabbi. He initially fought against the Romans during the First Jewish–Roman War as head of Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in 67 AD to Vespasian after the six-week siege of Jotapata. Vespasian kept Josephus as a slave and interpreter and after he became Emperor in 69 AD, he granted Josephus his freedom, at which time Josephus assumed the emperor's family name of Flavius.
Josephus's The Jewish War is in essence an eye-witness account of the fulfillment of the following prophesy uttered by Jesus as reported by Matthew:
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