joseph ben matthias
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Definition
Proper noun: * Joseph ben Matthias: The birth name of the 1st-century Romano-Jewish scholar, historian, and military leader Flavius Josephus. He is known for leading Jewish forces in Galilee during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE) and, after his capture, for writing detailed historical accounts of the war and of Jewish antiquities.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The historian Joseph ben Matthias was born in Jerusalem.
- As a military commander, Joseph ben Matthias defended the city of Jotapata.
- Scholars study the works of Joseph ben Matthias to understand the period.
Advanced Usage
- The name Joseph ben Matthias is primarily used in academic, historical, or religious studies contexts to refer to the man before his capture and Roman patronage. In most general historical texts, he is referred to by his Roman name, Flavius Josephus.
- The name follows a traditional Hebrew naming convention: (his given name), (meaning "son of"), (his father's name).
Variants and Related Words
- Flavius Josephus (proper noun): The Roman name he adopted after becoming a client of the Flavian dynasty. This is the name most commonly associated with his written works.
- Josephus (proper noun): The conventional shortened form used to refer to the historian.
Synonyms
- Flavius Josephus: The primary synonym, representing the same individual under his Roman name.
- The Jewish historian: A descriptive synonym often used in context.
Related Phrases and Contexts
- The Jewish–Roman Wars: The major conflict during which Joseph ben Matthias was a commander and about which he later wrote.
- "The Jewish War" (Bellum Judaicum): One of the major historical works authored by Flavius Josephus (formerly Joseph ben Matthias).
- "Antiquities of the Jews" (Antiquitates Judaicae): Another major historical work by the same author.
Noun
- Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)