Egyptian, Phoenician and Babylonian Evidence for the Bible | Josephus, 'Against Apion' (Part 2)

This is PART TWO of a series going through Josephus' book 'Against Apion'.

Flavius Josephus, born Josephus son of Mattathyahu, was a priestly aristocrat in Judea. He would lead part of the defence in Galilee during the Jewish-Roman War, but after the territory was overrun, in the spring of 67 AD, he surrendered to the Romans. He was eventually taken to Rome and spent the rest of his life writing about the war itself, Judean history and culture, as well as his own career.

He would compose four invaluable works: The Jewish War, Jewish Antiquites, The Life of Josephus & Against Apion. In this series we will look at one of his lesser known works, Against Apion, which responds to Jewish critics and defends Jewish history, beliefs and practises.

In Part 2, Josephus will draw on Egyptian, Phoenician & Babylonian sources, before returning to the Greek sources, in order to prove the antiquity of the Jews and provide corroborating evidence for their own sacred scriptures.

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Chapter 1:
Why Judeans are not mentioned in Greek History
4:17 - Chapter 2: The Egyptian Evidence
9:46 - Chapter 3: The Phoenician Evidence
13:30 - Chapter 4: The Babylonian Evidence
16:37 - Chapter 5: The Greek Evidence
23:17 - Conclusion


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