Tom Schmidt: How well connected were Josephus and Jesus?

Tom Schmidt: How well connected were Josephus and Jesus?

April 7, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 72

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Dr Thomas Schmidt discusses the connections between Josephus and Jesus in the context of 1st century Jewish-elite.

In this 'Meet the Scholar' episode, Dr Thomas Schmidt, author of the book, Josephus and Jesus, talks to Dr Tony Watkins about the many connections Josephus had to various members of the 1st century Jewish-elite who were likely to have been at Jesus's trial. Dr Thomas Schmidt is Associate Professor at Fairfield University and a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University. He is the author of Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ (Oxford University Press). Support the show Edit...

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