34. Josephus

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Podcast: The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

Episode date: Jun 6, 2024

Speakers: J.J. Kimche

Categories: Jewish thought, History, Ancient History, Jewish History

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J.J. and Dr. Martin Goodman go antiquing! They discuss the most important Jewish historian of the Roman period–Josephus Flavius. What did he write? Who was he writing for? And what ideological framework motivated his histories? 

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