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Josephus, Translated and Transformed: From the 1st to 21st CenturyMain MenuJosephus, Translated and Transformed: from the 1st to 21st CenturyExhibition IntroductionReading Josephus in the Ancient WorldJosephus in 15th Century EncyclopediaTranslations and Transformations: Testimonium FlavianumTranslations and Transformations: Sefer YossiponModern Adaptations: Feuchtwanger's TrilogyModern Adaptations: Legend of Destruction (2021)BibliographyExhibition ItemsTaylor Dwyer3e8472443b0100b3b79c98e3db8724b5a443465fby Taylor Dwyer
Sefer Yossipon
1media/sefer yossipon_thumb.jpg2025-02-25T16:06:00-08:00Taylor Dwyer3e8472443b0100b3b79c98e3db8724b5a443465f471581Fragment of Sefer Yossipon in Yiddish, published 1815 in Warsaw. Gift of Rabbi Adam Rosenthal.plain2025-02-25T16:06:00-08:00Taylor Dwyer3e8472443b0100b3b79c98e3db8724b5a443465f
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12025-02-25T16:03:59-08:00Translations and Transformations: Sefer Yossipon5plain2025-02-25T16:10:59-08:00Sefer Yosippon was written in the 10th or 11th century by an unknown author who worked from a Christian Latin adaptation of Josephus’ The Jewish War, the Pseudo-Hegesippus. Written in Hebrew for a Jewish audience, Sefer Yosippon emphasized the defiant story of Masada and focalized the Temple as center of Jewish life.
