The Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus: A Biographical Investigation

Josephus; thus we do not possess his works in a collection of published works that was
subsequently compiled, but rather in the form that Josephus bestowed upon them, partly after
their publication. This fact will become particularly significant in another context.
After the War had acquired its final structure around the year 93/94, it lay in this form
in front of Josephus, who set about creating the self-portrayal out of his old administrative
report after the year 100. He then combined both sources in the manner discussed [above] in
that he incorporated the insertion 137 - 145, based on the War, into the old administrative
report, while thereby deleting the attack against Agrippa in accordance with his other view,
and greatly tempering his antagonism towards Tiberias. — Thus, when we summarize the
findings of this paragraph, we find:
1. the old administrative report = Life 126 - 129; 132 to 136, 145 - 148; composed
before the War.
2. War I = War 595 - 602 beginning; 608 end to 613, 28 composed between 75 and 79;
at the same time as this, Life 130 - 131 as equalization.
3. War II = 603 end to 608 beginning, 29 composed around 93/94 on the occasion of
the planned new edition of the war.
4. Life 137 - 145 beginning, developed after 100 on the occasion of the elaboration
of the administrative report into the Life.
It has hereby been proven that Josephus worked on his Life in at least three
chronologically well - separated layers and on his War in at least two [such layers].
2. John of Gischala in Tiberias
Life 85 - 103 = War 2.614 – 623
Both sources are in fundamental agreement in their narration of the attempt by John of
Gischala to precipitate an uprising [80] in Tiberias. John requests permission from Josephus to
use the thermal baths of Tiberias (ἐπιτρέψαι πρὸς θεραπείαν αὐτῷ χρήσασθαι τοῖς ἐν Τιβεριάδι
θερμοῖς ὕδασιν War 2.614 = ἐπιτρέψαι καταβάντι χρήσασθαι τοῖς ἐν Τιβεριάδι θερμοῖς ὕδασι τῆς
28 Without the groups of words καὶ μάλιστα τῶν Ταριχεατῶν (602) and ἦσαν δὲ εἰς
τετρακισμυρίους Ταριχεᾶται (608), which belong to the third stage = War II.
29 Including the segments mentioned in the footnote above.
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