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Article: e-sustainability--the amazing and true story of Flavius Josephus. (Information Trends).
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- Information Outlook
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- July 1, 2003
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He was born Joseph Ben Matthathias in Jerusalem, in 37 CE. He received the traditional education and intense religious training that was expected for a boy in a devout Jewish family, yet his life could not have taken more unexpected turns. Throughout his life, Josephus, as he was later known, assumed many roles: priest, soldier, commander, prophet, historian, and scholar. Critics, both in his time and since, have labeled him a traitor, liar, and con man. One thing is certain: He was born during interesting times, and his prolific accounts of his life and times provide us with some of our best sources of knowledge, sometimes our only source, for that period of history. His ...