Josippon

Hebrew essay that reviews the history of the Jewish people from the Second Temple period to the Great Revolt
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Josippon

Summary

Josippon is a literary work[1]. Josippon ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Josippon authored Pseudo-Josephus[3].
  • Josippon's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Josippon's genre is narrative history[5].
  • Josippon's genre is chronicle[6].
  • Josippon's based on is recorded as The Jewish War[7].
  • Josippon is part of Orthodox Tewahedo Biblical canon[8].
  • Josippon's Commons category is recorded as Josippon[9].
  • Josippon was published on 953[10].
  • Josippon's main subject is Jewish history[11].
  • Josippon's main subject is history of the Jews in late Antiquity[12].
  • Josippon's main subject is First Jewish-Roman War[13].
  • Josippon's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[14].
  • Josippon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Josippon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Josippon's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].
  • Josippon's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Josippon authored Pseudo-Josephus[3].

Publication

Josippon was published on 953[10]. Genres include narrative history[5] and chronicle[6]. Josippon is part of Orthodox Tewahedo Biblical canon[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Jewish history[11], history of the Jews in late Antiquity[12], and First Jewish-Roman War[13].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Josippon include Mount Yosifon[19], a mountain[20], in Syria[21].

Why It Matters

Josippon ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month).[2] Josippon has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Josippon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for Josippon include Mount Yosifon[19], a mountain[20], in Syria[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author Pseudo-Josephus
    Part of Orthodox Tewahedo Biblical canon
    Part of
    Genre narrative history, chronicle
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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