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Throughout Christian history, Joshephus’ works have been mined for the light they shed on the New Testament world. Josephus tells us about the Herodian family, the temple, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Essenes. He mentions James the brother of Jesus, John the Baptist, and even Jesus himself. In Josephus and the New Testament, Steve Mason, an internationally acknowledged authority on...

Finally, his note about the death of Jesus’ brother James, in spite of its brevity, provided a valuable supplement to the NT’s few references to this prominent but little-known figure. It seemed advisable to devote a separate chapter (6) to the relationship between Josephus and Luke-Acts. Regardless of how one settles this famous problem, the parallels of genre between the two works illuminate the interpretation of Luke-Acts. We see here a two-volume history written according to current conventions,
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