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Malachi151 · 12-29-2006, 06:15 AM

Is this "Hegesippus" a possible source for the TF? It seems like his works were a mixing and corruption of the works of Josephus, and in some cases falsely attributed to Josephus, so...?

This seems like a pretty big deal...

Ben C Smith · 12-29-2006, 06:21 AM

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Is this "Hegesippus" a possible source for the TF?

No. He wrote late in century IV, and Eusebius quotes the Testimonium early in century IV. But it was a nice thought.

Ben.

Roger Pearse · 12-29-2006, 07:17 AM

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Also, I myself would not call him a translator. True, he took much of the Greek of Josephus and turned it into a Latin history, but he did much more than that; the Excidio is not at all a one-to-one translation of Josephus but rather an historical work in its own right.

The author of the "Old Slavonic Josephus" did just the same. It's a mistake to consider this as merely a version of the Jewish War; in reality it's a composition called The three captures of Jerusalem, and for the seige of AD 68, his main source was a copy of the Jewish War, augmented by stuff from Antiquities, John Malalas, etc.

All the best,

Roger Pearse

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Malachi151 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 8,674	Is this "Hegesippus" a possible source for the TF? It seems like his works were a mixing and corruption of the works of Josephus, and in some cases falsely attributed to Josephus, so...? This seems like a pretty big deal...

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