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neilgodfrey wrote:

dejuror wrote:How could Josephus miss such a prominent Messiah, the Son of God, born of the seed of David which was being proclaimed "all over" the Roman Empire by a Hebrew of Hebrews of the tribe of Benjamin and a former Pharisee?

Well I don't know anyone who believes Josephus wrote that Jesus was such a Messiah. Are you saying that Josephus thought Jesus was the Messiah?

Or perhaps you are referring to scholarly reconstructions of the clearly interpolated text. That's fine. But I tend to opt for the simplest explanations. Before World War 2 you could scarcely find a scholar anywhere who gave the slightest credence to any part of the Testimonium Flavianum. This whole idea that a clearly interpolated text must have had some (imaginary) authentic core is entirely coincidental with post WW2 apologetics and ecumenical embracing of what the Jews have to tell us about Jesus. Okay, that's nice. Now let me tell you about this very famous bridge I can sell you at a bargain price . . . .