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==Writings==

==Writings==

A prolific writer, Josephus' works, in ancient Greek, not only include his own biography but also ''The Antiquities of the Jews'' and ''The Wars of the Jews''.  His writings, especially concerning events of the first century, are considered of particular interest as they provide extra-biblical references to key events recorded in the Bible and are considered to provide additional insight into Jewish thought, background and history of the ancient world.

A prolific writer, Josephus' works, in ancient Greek, not only include his own biography but also ''The Antiquities of the Jews'' and ''The Wars of the Jews''.  His writings, especially concerning events of the first century, are considered of particular interest as they provide [[Extra-Biblical beliefs|extra-biblical]] references to key events recorded in the Bible and are considered to provide additional insight into Jewish thought, background and history of the ancient world.

:'''The Antiquities of the Jews''' Is Josephus' recounting of Jewish history from Creation to first-century Roman Procurator Florus in a total of 20 books, broken into a number of chapters.  The ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' indicates that it was Josephus' motive in writing the history was to both glorify the Jewish people and their history in the eyes of the Greco-Roman world and to counteract what he considered to be false histories being circulated that degraded the Jewish nation.

:'''The Antiquities of the Jews''' Is Josephus' recounting of Jewish history from Creation to first-century Roman Procurator Florus in a total of 20 books, broken into a number of chapters.  The ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' indicates that it was Josephus' motive in writing the history was to both glorify the Jewish people and their history in the eyes of the Greco-Roman world and to counteract what he considered to be false histories being circulated that degraded the Jewish nation.