Titus Flavius Josephus (born as Joseph ben Mattathias) was a Jewish general turned Roman historian and the author of The Jewish War, an account of the Jewish revolt against Rome and one of the greatest war narratives ever written. A diaspora writer, he wrote in Greek for an audience of both Jews and non-Jews. Martin Goodman and Frederic Raphael discuss the role of Josephus as a paradigm in interpreting Jewish culture.

The George Webber Memorial Event

Martin Goodman is professor of Jewish studies at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Wolfson College.

Frederic Raphael is a screenwriter, biographer, nonfiction writer, novelist and journalist. He has published over 40 books of fiction and non-fiction. A Thousand Kisses is his latest book.

Armand D’Angour teaches Classics at Jesus College, Oxford University, where he is an Associate Professor