The crossing of the Jordan according to Josephus by C. Begg

“… This study offers a detailed examination of Josephus’ retelling (in Ant. 5.16-21) of the account of Israel’s crossing of the Jordan and its immediate sequels found in Joshua 3-5. …”
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Barbara Thiering's interpretation of Jesus' life by JA Naudé

“… The purpose of this paper is to present arguments to disprove Thiering's claim that documents like the New Testament, Dead Sea Scrolls, the writings of Josephus, etc. might reveal the actual historical Jesus. …”
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The illnesses of Herod the Great by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…The possibility that Josephus’s classical description of Herod’s disease could be biased by “topos” biography (popular at the time), is discussed. …”
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Die Filistynse plaag in 1 Samuel 5-6: medies-teologiese verlarings

“…We thus consider that the 1st century AD Jewish-Roman historian, Josephus, was correct when he stated that the Philistine epidemic was dysentery: bacillary dysentery is a disease caused by a micro-organism which spreads from person to person by way of oral-faecal infection in a situation where there is poor hygiene, as was probably the case in 11th century BC Philistia. …”
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