Reception of the Testimonium Flavianum: An Evaluation of the Independent Witnesses to Josephus’ Testimonium Flavianum
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The Testimonium Flavianum’s authenticity has been a prominent concern in Jesus studies for centuries. Recent studies have largely ruled it partially authentic, with the works of Whealey, Paget, and Allen arguing that independent witnesses to the Testimonium Flavianum existed beyond Eusebius. This essay assesses the independency of these alleged witnesses to the Testimonium Flavianum and concludes that none hold water. Per this paper’s findings, all versions of the Testimonium Flavianum have their origin in either Eusebius’ Historia Ecclesiastica or Demonstratio Evangelica.
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- Authors
- Hansen, C. M. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska at Kearney (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hansen, Chrissy M.E.
- ORCID
- Hansen, Chrissy M.E.
- Venue
- New England Classical Journal
- Publisher
- Classical Association of New England
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 50-75
- ISSN
- 2692-5850 (ISSN-L)
- 2692-5869
- OpenAlex
- W4403757084
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- public-domain
- Locations
- New England classical journal (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Classical Studies and Philology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Keywords
- Testimonium Flavianum, Josephus, Eusebius of Caesarea, Historia Ecclesiastica, authenticity, Jesus studies, textual transmission
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