Works of Flavius Josephus

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collection of historical writings literary corpus

The Works of Flavius Josephus are a collection of first-century historical and apologetic writings that chronicle Jewish history, culture, and the Jewish-Roman conflicts for a Greco-Roman audience.

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Label	Occurrences
writings of Flavius Josephus	3
Works of Flavius Josephus canonical	2
writings of Josephus	2

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4079431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Works of Flavius Josephus
Context triple: [Roman intervention of Pompey in 63 BCE, describedIn, Works of Flavius Josephus]

A. Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.
B. The Life of Flavius Josephus
The Life of Flavius Josephus is an autobiographical work by the first-century Jewish historian Josephus, detailing his ancestry, career, and role in the Jewish-Roman War.
C. Antiquities of the Jews
Antiquities of the Jews is a comprehensive historical work by the first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that recounts the history of the Jewish people from biblical times up to the outbreak of the First Jewish–Roman War.
D. Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose detailed writings, especially "The Jewish War," are a primary source on the Roman-Jewish conflicts and the destruction of the Second Temple.
E. Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Works of Flavius Josephus
Target entity description: The Works of Flavius Josephus are a collection of first-century historical and apologetic writings that chronicle Jewish history, culture, and the Jewish-Roman conflicts for a Greco-Roman audience.

A. Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.
B. The Life of Flavius Josephus
The Life of Flavius Josephus is an autobiographical work by the first-century Jewish historian Josephus, detailing his ancestry, career, and role in the Jewish-Roman War.
C. Antiquities of the Jews
Antiquities of the Jews is a comprehensive historical work by the first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that recounts the history of the Jewish people from biblical times up to the outbreak of the First Jewish–Roman War.
D. Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose detailed writings, especially "The Jewish War," are a primary source on the Roman-Jewish conflicts and the destruction of the Second Temple.
E. Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collection of historical writings ⓘ literary corpus ⓘ
author	Flavius Josephus ⓘ
containsAccountOf	Hasmonean rulers ⓘ linked to: Hasmonean dynasty Herod the Great ⓘ Jewish revolt against Rome ⓘ Jewish sects such as Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes ⓘ Roman governors of Judea ⓘ Second Temple destruction ⓘ siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE ⓘ linked to: Siege of Jerusalem
coreWork	Against Apion ⓘ Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ Life of Josephus ⓘ linked to: The Life of Flavius Josephus The Jewish War ⓘ linked to: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
genre	apologetic literature ⓘ historiography ⓘ
historicalScope	First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ linked to: Jewish–Roman wars Hasmonean period ⓘ linked to: Hasmonean dynasty Herodian dynasty ⓘ destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ from creation to the outbreak of the Jewish War ⓘ
includesWork	Against Apion ⓘ Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ Jewish Antiquities ⓘ linked to: Antiquities of the Jews Jewish War ⓘ linked to: Jewish–Roman wars Life of Josephus ⓘ linked to: The Life of Flavius Josephus The Jewish War ⓘ linked to: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" The Life ⓘ
influencedField	Jewish studies ⓘ Roman history ⓘ early Christian studies ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
politicalContext	Judea under Roman rule ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
preservation	transmitted in Christian manuscript tradition ⓘ
primaryAudience	Greco-Roman audience ⓘ
purpose	defense of Judaism to non-Jews ⓘ explanation of Jewish history to Romans and Greeks ⓘ presentation of Jews as an ancient and respectable people ⓘ
reception	highly valued by Christian authors in Late Antiquity ⓘ sometimes viewed critically by modern historians for bias ⓘ
religiousContext	Judaism ⓘ
subjectMatter	Jewish culture ⓘ Jewish history ⓘ Jewish-Roman conflicts ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ first century CE ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	classical historians ⓘ historians of Second Temple Judaism ⓘ scholars of early Christianity ⓘ

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