Flavius Josephus

c. 37 – c. 100 AD · 1st c. · 3 works

Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian whose works — the Jewish War, the Antiquities of the Jews, and Against Apion — are a primary source for Second Temple Judaism and the world of the New Testament.

Heavily cited by the Fathers (Eusebius leans on him constantly), Josephus is a standard patristic cross-reference for the history of the Jewish people, the Herodian period, and the fall of Jerusalem.