The Jewish War

The Jewish War
Hebrew–Latin edition of The Jewish War (Basle, 1559)
AuthorJosephus
Original titleFlavius Josephus's Books of the History of the Jewish War Against the Romans
LanguageAramaic (lost), Greek
GenreHistory
Publication date
c. AD 75
Publication placeRoman Empire
Followed byAntiquities of the Jews 

The Jewish War[a][b] is a work of Jewish history written by Josephus, a first-century Roman-Jewish historian.[1][2][3] It has been described by the historian Steve Mason as "perhaps the most influential non-biblical text of Western history".[4]


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  1. ^ Josèphe, Flavius (2008). Flavius Josephus: Translation and Commentary. Judean war, Flavius Josephus, Steve Mason, Honora Chapman. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004169340. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  2. ^ Brighton, Mark Andrew (2009). The Sicarii in Josephus's Judean War, Mark Andrew Brighton. Society of Biblical Lit. ISBN 9781589834064. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  3. ^ Hanson, Kenneth C.; Oakman, Douglas E. (15 July 2008). Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts, K. C. Hanson, Douglas E. Oakman. Fortress Press. ISBN 9781451407136. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  4. ^ Mason, Steve (19 January 2016). "Josephus's Judean War". In Honora Howell Chapman and Zuleika Rodgers (ed.). A Companion to Josephus. John Wiley & Sons. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4443-3533-0.