Josephus

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Definition

Proper noun: * A historical figure: Flavius Josephus was a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, historian, and military leader. He is known for recording Jewish history, particularly the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 AD).

Usage Examples
  • Proper noun:
    • The writings of Josephus provide crucial historical context for first-century Judea.
    • Scholars often compare the accounts of Josephus with those found in the New Testament.
Advanced Usage
  • "Josephus problem": A famous theoretical problem in mathematics and computer science concerning a counting-out game, named after a story recounted by Josephus about himself and his companions.
    • The Josephus problem is a classic example of a recursive algorithm.
Variants and Related Words
  • Josephian (adj): Pertaining to Josephus or his works.
    • A Josephian account of the siege of Jerusalem.
Synonyms
  • Flavius Josephus: His full Roman name.
  • Yosef ben Matityahu: His original Hebrew name.
Related Phrases
  • The Antiquities of the Jews: The title of one of Josephus's major historical works.
  • The Jewish War: The title of Josephus's first and most famous work, detailing the revolt against Rome.
Noun
  1. Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)

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