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:Surviving early copies and translations of his writings make some references to the life and death of [[Jesus Christ]], [[John the Baptist]] and Jesus' brother [[James the Just]].

:Surviving early copies and translations of his writings make some references to the life and death of [[Jesus Christ]], [[John the Baptist]] and Jesus' brother [[James the Just]].

:A few modern scholars are skeptical of the passages in Josephus' writings that refer to Jesus, believing they were inserted by copyists during the middle ages. The citation about John the Baptist, and about James the brother of Jesus, are considered to be genuine.   

:A few modern scholars are skeptical of the passages in Josephus' writings that refer to Jesus, believing they were inserted by copyists during the middle ages. While the longer passage (the "Testimonium Flavium") most probably contains at least a few interpolations, the passage for the most part is considered genuine by most scholars. A copy of the Testimonium was found in Agapian that contained no signs of interpolation. The citation about John the Baptist, and about James the brother of Jesus, are considered to be genuine.   

::†The Antiquities of the Jews, Book 18, Chapter 3.3.63-64; Chapter 5.2.116-118; Chapter 9.1.200.

::†The Antiquities of the Jews, Book 18, Chapter 3.3.63-64; Chapter 5.2.116-118; Chapter 9.1.200.

:'''The Wars of the Jews''' provides a general history of Jewish warfare and contains 7 books, broken into a number of chapters.  The history covers the time from Anitochus Ephiphanes taking Jerusalem during the time of the [[Maccabees]] to the taking of Jerusalem by [[Titus]] to the sedition of the Jews at Cyrene.

:'''The Wars of the Jews''' provides a general history of Jewish warfare and contains 7 books, broken into a number of chapters.  The history covers the time from Anitochus Ephiphanes taking Jerusalem during the time of the [[Maccabees]] to the taking of Jerusalem by [[Titus]] to the sedition of the Jews at Cyrene.

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