A Proposal: Three Redactional Layer Model for the Testimonium Flavianum

Dave Allen

doi:10.47182/rb.85.n1-2-2023343

Authors

Dave Allen Cork, Ireland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47182/rb.85.n1-2-2023343

Keywords:

Josephus, Testimonium Flavianum, Eusebius, Model reconstruction, TF variants, Historical Jesus

Abstract

As the Testimonium Flavianum (TF) was quoted and misquoted throughout
the generations, it becomes clear that we are dealing with at least three redactional
layers. As we dig down deeper to the earliest layer, certain aspects of the earliest layer
bring this passage into line with how Josephus describes other messianic figures.

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