tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903995387306769304.post2926278173906862215..comments2023-10-10T05:30:19.395-04:00Comments on Then and Now: From Israelite to Jew: 19: JosephusMichael Satlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00599577690988886594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903995387306769304.post-7070363804456466372009-11-08T12:14:23.266-05:002009-11-08T12:14:23.266-05:00Tom,
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This is an excellent question. ...Tom,<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />This is an excellent question. To my knowledge, medieval rabbis did not know Josephus. They did, however, know a historian called Josippon (Yossiphon), probably written in the tenth century in Italy in Hebrew and based on Josephus. The rabbis sometimes do cite him by name.<br /><br />Real Jewish historiography begins only in the nineteenth century, and those Jewish historians use Josephus from the beginning. It would be interesting to know (I do not) if any rabbinic writings, anywhere, have used Josephus.Michael Satlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599577690988886594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903995387306769304.post-27121587198325288062009-11-07T10:55:27.199-05:002009-11-07T10:55:27.199-05:00Michael
I have enjoyed these podcasts. I have lis...Michael<br /><br />I have enjoyed these podcasts. I have listened to each one, many more than once. <br /><br />What, if anything, do the great medieval rabbis have to say about Josephus and his historical accounts? <br /><br />When did Jewish historians start taking an interest in his works?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919248152057172546noreply@blogger.com