Flavius+Josephus

From Wikipedia: Josephus was an important apologist in the Roman world for the Jewish people and culture, particularly at a time of conflict and tension. He always remained, in his own eyes, a loyal and law-observant Jew. He went out of his way both to commend Judaism to educated [|Gentiles], and to insist on its compatibility with cultured [|Graeco-Roman] thought. He constantly contended for the antiquity of [|Jewish culture], presenting its people as civilised, devout and philosophical. [|Eusebius] reports that a statue of Josephus was erected in Rome.[|[5]] Josephus's two most important works are //[|The Jewish War]// (c. 75) and //[|Antiquities of the Jews]// (c. 94).[|[6]] //The Jewish War// recounts the Jewish revolt against Rome (66–70). //Antiquities of the Jews// recounts the history of the world from a Jewish perspective. These works provide valuable insight into first century Judaism and the background of early Christianity.[|[6]
 * Josephus** (AD 37 – c. 100),[|[2]] also known as **Yosef Ben Matityahu** (Joseph, son of Matthias) and, after he became a [|Roman citizen], as **Titus Flavius Josephus**,[|[3]] was a first-century [|Jewish] [|historian] and [|apologist] of priestly and royal ancestry who survived and recorded the [|destruction of Jerusalem] in AD 70[|[4]]. His works give an important insight into first-century [|Judaism].