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On 2 Jan 2007 07:24:42 -0800, in sci.archaeology, Carl wrote:
>Ricky wrote:
>> Josephus is a great source for information pertaining to Roman
>> militarism in the middle east, 1st century Jewish life, and the seige
>> of Masada, among others.
>>
>> If you are interested in a modern interpretation see the work of Jodi
>> Magness out of UNC-Chapel Hill.
>>...
>> Ricky Kubicek
>
>Thank you for mentioning Jodi Magness's name. I say she is a reputable
>scholar,
>
>Of course, she has a reputation for connecting Essenes to Qumran.
>
>In addition to your comment on Josephus (which I agree with), I say
>that Josephus
>has accurate, historical information concerning Jesus Christ and John
>the Baptist.
>
>Thus, I believe we agree that Josephus IS an authority.
>
>David Christainsen (Carl)
The 'Slavonic Josephus' is not Josephus however, although it uses some of
his writings. Thiering is in a minority here and I can think of no reason
to think she is right and all the other scholars who disagree are wrong.
And this has nothing to do with archaeology and should stay on soc.
history.ancient.
Doug
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