Why did Josephus say Jesus was the Christ knowing he Josephus was a Levite?

Brilliant and humble2019-09-07T12:29:37Z

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anking Josephus expert Louis H. Feldman in his notation in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Josephus: "…few have doubted the genuineness of this passage on James" (Louis H. Feldman, tr., Josephus, IX [Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1965], 496).

The preponderance of evidence, then, strongly suggests that Josephus did indeed mention Jesus in both passages.

k w2019-09-07T03:58:28Z

God will use, whomsoever He will,....... He knows, man does not.....

?2019-09-07T02:32:47Z

Josephus didn't say that. I'm guessing you don't read too well or too much.

Dave D2019-09-07T02:30:40Z

While that particular passage in Josephus' writings was most likely a later insert by Christians the other times he mentioned Jesus were judged to be actually his because of the writing style.

EddieJ2019-09-07T02:05:34Z

He was documenting what the Christians believed.

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