A defence of Judaism against Greek critics. Josephus argues that Jewish civilisation is older and more coherent than Greek — and that Greek writers have distorted Jewish history.
Start ReadingJosephus defends the antiquity and reliability of Jewish historical records against Greek critics. He argues that Jewish civilisation is far older than Greek.
Josephus rebuts specific anti-Jewish slanders by Manetho, Chaeremon, and Apion. He presents the Mosaic law as the most rational and humane legal code in the ancient world.