The translation common today was done by a Dr. Whiston (doctor of divinity i.e. a protestant minister) from the original Greek.(Josephus himself wrote two versions, one in Greek and one in Aramaic. I don’t know if the aramaic one is still around.) ???? ?? ??? ???? is the kindest thing you can say about it. The Christian influence is so overt that it’s a charicature, which makes it very easy to tell where he’s being influenced by his own beliefs.
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