Apocrypha Test: Part 4: Josephus The Essene, Royal Hasmonean, & Pharisee! In His Own Words!
Down the rabbit hole we go…. The other main alternative thrown out there is that of Josephus. However, why don’t scholars know who Josephus was. How could they claim Qumran was an Essene Canon when Josephus, the Essene, had a different Canon in the same era? How can they not see that Josephus was a Pharisee in his own words? In fact, have they even bothered to read Josephus’ supposed 22-book Canon which actually does not even list the 22 books? They speculate as to which ones and even if they...