This article contains a biographical timeline for Titus Flavius Josephus. It also contains the earliest surviving texts which are attributed to him. Jerome called Josephus the “Greek Livy”.
Josephus in Fomenko’s New Chronology.
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37AD – He is born as Yosef ben Matityahu (Yosef ben Matityahu) . He is born in Jerusalem to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry.
67 – He leads the Jewish forces in Galilee against the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War. He surrenders to Vespasian’s troops. Josephus claimed the Jewish Messianic prophecies that started the First Roman-Jewish War were talking about Vespasian becoming emperor, so Vespasian kept Josephus as a slave.
69 – He is freed from being a slave. He adopts the name ‘Flavius’. Flavius Josephus becomes a Roman citizen, and later a friend and advisor of Vespasian’s son Titus.
75 – He writes ‘The Jewish War’.
94 – He writes ‘Antiquities of the Jews’.
100 – He dies.
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There are 5 “books” attributed to Josephus that I will be referencing to establish the earliest manuscripts which we have available today. The first two are his main works, and the last three are minor/other works;
2 – War of the Jews
3 – Vita
4 – Contra Apion
5 – Old Slavonic/Russian Josephus
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References:
[1] – https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Author?author=Josephus%2C+Flavius
[2] – http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199840731/obo-9780199840731-0049.xml
[3] – https://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1470_augsburg_schussler.html
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