{"id":16236,"date":"2023-05-22T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/?p=16236"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:33:51","slug":"guide-flavius-josephos-josephus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/05\/guide-flavius-josephos-josephus\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Josephos of Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a guide for reading ethnographic passages in Josephos (Flavius Josephus) on this website roughly sequentially:<\/p>\n<p><em>Judean War <\/em>(ca. 75-79 CE)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Itureans among Arabians &#8211; 1.398-400 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/itureans-among-arabians-strabo-and-josephos-josephus-on-a-supposed-bandit-people-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean wisdom from the philosophical sects &#8211; 2.111-166 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/10\/judean-wisdom-josephus-on-the-philosophical-sects-of-the-judeans-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean diasporas in Syria, the Decapolis and Alexandria &#8211; 2.266-498 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/10\/judean-jewish-diasporas-josephos-josephus-take-on-tensions-with-greeks-in-syria-and-the-decapolis-ca-59-66-ce-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Idumeans \/ Edomites &#8211; 4.224-335; 7.262-271 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/idumeans-idumaeans-josephos-josephus-on-the-edomites-origin-and-relations-with-judeans-jews-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Germans and Sarmatians &#8211; 7.75-95 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/germans-and-sarmatians-josephos-on-impulsive-and-violent-northerners-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian wisdom &#8211; 7.341-388 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/10\/indian-wisdom-josephos-josephus-integrates-indians-in-eleazars-masada-speech-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Judean Antiquities <\/em>(ca. 92-93 CE)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Babylonian diasporas and colonization in connection with the tower of Babel and the &#8220;table of nations&#8221; &#8211; 1.109-139 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/babylonian-diasporas-josephos-and-others-on-legends-of-migration-from-babel-first-second-centuries-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Egyptians &#8211; Abraham and the dissemination of astrological knowledge &#8211; 1.154-170 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/05\/judean-wisdom-josephos-on-abrahams-dissemination-of-astrological-knowledge-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Egyptians&#8217; inferiority and envy &#8211; 1.176-177, 201-216 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/06\/egyptians-josephos-flavius-josephus-on-envy-and-rivalry-last-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Arabians \/ Ishmaelites &#8211; 1.186-193, 213-221 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/05\/arabians-and-judeans-jews-jubilees-and-others-on-identifying-the-ishmaelites-second-century-bce-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Libyans, Assyrians and Arabians &#8211; Abraham and Keturah&#8217;s descendants &#8211; 1.238-241 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/05\/libyans-assyrians-and-arabians-kleodemos-cleodemus-and-josephos-on-abraham-and-keturahs-descendants-and-their-many-colonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Idumeans \/ Edomites &#8211; 2.1-6; 4.76-77; 5.80-82; 6.129; 7.109; 8.190-194; 9.29-44; 9.95-98; 12.327-331; 12.353; 13.254-258; 14.8-13; 14.120-122; 14.402-405; 15.253-267 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/idumeans-idumaeans-josephos-josephus-on-the-edomites-origin-and-relations-with-judeans-jews-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Amalekites \/ Agagites &#8211; 2.4-6; 3.39-61; 4.302-309; 6.131-151; 6.356-368; 11.209-220 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/05\/amalekites-josephos-and-philo-on-a-prototypical-arch-enemy-people-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopians \/ Kushites and Moses&#8217; invation of Ethiopia &#8211; 2.238\u2013253 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/04\/ethiopians-josephos-and-others-on-moses-and-the-kushites-second-century-bce-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Midianites and Moabites (Arabians) &#8211; 1.205-206 and 6.126-152 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/06\/midianites-and-moabites-josephos-on-intermixing-and-the-dangers-of-acculturation-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean or Israelite wisdom &#8211; Solomon &#8211; 8.42-49 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/06\/judean-wisdom-josephos-flavius-josephus-on-solomon-as-the-ultimate-wise-man-and-healer-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Samaritans \/ Chutheans &#8211; 9.277-291; 10.180-185; 11.19-32; 11.84-108; 11.113-119; 11.173-183; 11.302-313; 11.340-347; 12.111; 12.154-159; 12.257-265; 13.74-79; 13.254-257; 13.275-284; 18.29-35; 18.85-89; 20.118-139 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/10\/samaritans-josephos-josephus-on-cuthean-origins-and-relations-with-judeans-over-centuries-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Spartans and Judeans &#8211; 12.223-228 and 13.163-171 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/05\/spartans-and-judeans-first-maccabees-and-josephos-josephus-claims-about-kinship-ties-ca-100-bce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean wisdom from the philosophical sects &#8211; 13.171-173 and 18.11-25 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/10\/judean-wisdom-josephus-on-the-philosophical-sects-of-the-judeans-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Itureans among Arabians &#8211; 13.314-319; 15.344-349 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/itureans-among-arabians-strabo-and-josephos-josephus-on-a-supposed-bandit-people-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean diasporas in Asia Minor and Libya &#8211; 14.185-267 and 16.160-178 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/10\/judean-jewish-diasporas-josephus-citation-of-documents-on-asia-minor-and-libya-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Germans as wise barbarians with accurate techniques of divination &#8211; 18.195-202 and 19.343-350 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2025\/06\/germans-josephos-josephus-on-the-accuracy-of-german-divination-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean diasporas in Babylonia &#8211; 18.310-379 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/judean-jewish-diasporas-josephos-josephus-take-on-conflicts-in-babylonia-ca-40-66-ce-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Germans as part of Caligula&#8217;s bodyguard <em>&#8211; <\/em>19.119-153 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2025\/06\/germans-josephos-josephus-characterizes-caligulas-german-bodyguard-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean wisdom &#8211; Josephos&#8217; self-presentation as the ultimate wise Judean &#8211; 20.259-267 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/06\/judean-wisdom-josephos-self-presentation-as-the-optimum-wise-judean-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Life of Josephos<\/em> (ca. 92-93 CE)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judean wisdom &#8211; Josephos&#8217; self-presentation as the ultimate wise Judean &#8211; 1-12 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2023\/06\/judean-wisdom-josephos-self-presentation-as-the-optimum-wise-judean-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Judean wisdom from the philosophical sects &#8211; 7-12 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/10\/judean-wisdom-josephus-on-the-philosophical-sects-of-the-judeans-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Against Apion <\/em>(ca. late 90s CE)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judeans and many other peoples throughout <em>Against Apion <\/em>as a complete work: part one of the work focusses on placing Judeans among Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Chaldeans as the best &#8220;barbarian&#8221; record-keepers, and part two focusses on refuting negative stereotypes about Judeans while also affirming the superiority of Judean ancestral customs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/06\/judean-jewish-perspectives-josephus-against-apion-in-full-late-first-century-ce\/\">link<\/a> to complete work in one post)<\/li>\n<li>Egyptians and animal worship &#8211; <i>\u00a0<\/i>1.223-226; 2.65-73 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/07\/egyptians-josephus-on-animal-worship-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Egyptian diasporas &#8211; Hyksos and Judeans &#8211; 1.227-251, 289-292, 304-320 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/08\/egyptian-diasporas-legends-of-migration-concerning-hyksos-and-judeans-late-fourth-century-bce-and-on\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Idumeans \/ Edomites &#8211; 2.112-124 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/2022\/11\/idumeans-idumaeans-josephos-josephus-on-the-edomites-origin-and-relations-with-judeans-jews-late-first-century-ce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a guide for reading ethnographic passages in Josephos (Flavius Josephus) on this website roughly sequentially: Judean War (ca. 75-79 CE) Itureans among Arabians &#8211; 1.398-400 (link) Judean wisdom from the philosophical sects &#8211; 2.111-166 (link) Judean diasporas in Syria, the Decapolis and Alexandria &#8211; 2.266-498 (link) Idumeans \/ Edomites &#8211; 4.224-335; 7.262-271 (link) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[388,299,296,150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-11-guides-ethnographic-passages-ancient-author","category-ancient-ethnography-ethnographic-culture","category-ethnicity-ancient-world","category-josephos-flavius-josephus-judean"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16236"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22190,"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16236\/revisions\/22190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}