Josephus Knew Paul’s Judge!!
Michael R. Licona
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25 December 2025
7 January 2026
A direct historical line to the Apostle Paul’s trial.
The correspondence between Flavius Josephus and King Agrippa II was not merely social; it was a channel of privileged information.
While the Book of Acts records the public proceedings of Paul's defense, Josephus’s status as Agrippa's "dearest friend" suggests he had access to the King's private assessments of the Apostle.
This places Josephus just one degree of separation away from Paul himself, implying that his historical perspective was informed by the very authority who presided over the case.
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