Apparently, the main thrust of the conspiracy theory is that Flavius Josephus, the Jewish General who led the Revolt of 68-70 AD and was later 'adopted' by the family of his conquerors, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian, may have had a hand in writing the Gospels.
It is well known that he wrote The Wars of the Jews and Antiquities of the Jews, and that these two books, along with the writings of Philo of Alexandria, were practically as influential among early Christians as the Gospels themselves.
I am well aware of several anecdotes and concepts in the writings of Philo that later appear in the New Testament, even in Paul's letters. I was also aware of some loose parallels between Josephus and the Gospels. But the Gospels are a patchwork of several sources, truths, half truths and mythologies, so I generally dismiss any 'conspiracy' that attempts to claim one major source for all of it, and there are several that have been published.
Have you read it? What do you think?
2007-05-23
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