Josephus on Jesus: The Testimonium Flavianum Controversy from Late Antiquity to Modern Times

by Alice Whealey, Hemchand Gossai (Editor)

Overview

The Testimonium Flavianum, a brief passage in Jewish Antiquities by Flavius Josephus (37 - ca. 100 AD), is widely considered the only extant evidence besides the Bible of the historicity of Jesus Christ. In the sixteenth century the authenticity of this passage was challenged by scholars, launching a controversy that has still not been resolved. Josephus on Jesus: The Testimonium Flavianum Controversy from Late Antiquity to Modern Times is a history of this passage and the long-standing debate over its authenticity. Because it may be the most quoted ancient text next to the Bible, this book not only illuminates the history of the Testimonium Flavianum through the ages, but also the general development of historical criticism in the Western World.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780820452418
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	02/06/2003
Series:	Studies in Biblical Literature , #36
Pages:	234
Sales rank:	633,052
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

The Author: Alice Whealey received her Ph.D. in history from the University of California at Berkeley. She has conducted basic philological research on the provenance of a variety of late antique texts, publishing her findings in several academic journals.