Did Luke Steal from Josephus? The Evidence Is Devastating

Did the author of Luke-Acts copy from the Jewish historian Josephus? Steve Mason, Emeritus Professor at the University of Groningen and one of the world's leading Josephus scholars, lays out the entire case — point by point — showing that Luke borrowed names, events, and vocabulary from Josephus's writings and misunderstood nearly all of it. From the Census under Quirinius to Judas the Galilean, from Theudas to the Sicarii and the Egyptian, from Lysanias of Abilene to the Pharisees — every parallel is examined, and the evidence all points in one direction. This is the most comprehensive treatment of this argument ever produced for YouTube. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Opening 00:14:16 - Preparing to Think about Josephus and Luke-Acts 00:30:45 - Josephus and Luke-Acts: Background 00:36:07 - 1. The Property Registration under Quirinius 01:09:07 - 2. Judas the Galilean 01:12:33 - 3. Lysanias, Tetrarch of Abilēnē 01:25:05 - 4. Theudas – another Generic Rebel 01:41:13 - 5. Sicarii and ‘the Egyptian’ 02:09:00 - 6. Three Judaean “Schools” – and Pharisees as ‘the Most Precise’ 02:23:30 - Other Possible Influences – If Luke-Acts Borrowed from Josephus 02:36:40 - Conclusions so far 02:39:49 - Luke-Acts and Josephus: ADDENDUM to respond to Other Possibilities #LukeActs #Josephus #BookOfActs #BiblicalScholarship #MythVision #BibleHistory #NewTestament #ActsOfTheApostles #GospelOfLuke #SteveMason #BiblicalCriticism #EarlyChristianity #bibledocumentary ============================ FIND ALL LINKS HERE 👉 https://linktr.ee/mythvision ============================ RECOMMENDED ONLINE COURSES HERE 👉👉 Checkout MVP Courses to find new and upcoming online courses: https://mvp-courses.com/ Sign up for Dr. James Tabor’s Course, “The Quest for the Historical Paul: Apostle or Apostate?” - - https://mythvisionpodcast.com/histori... Sign up for Dr. Kara Cooney’s Course, “Ancient Egyptian Cosmogony and Cosmology” - - https://mythvisionpodcast.com/egyptia... Sign up for Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh’s Course, “The Gospel Masterclass” - - https://mythvisionpodcast.com/gospels Sign up for Dr. James Tabor’s Course, “Jesus and The Dead Sea Scrolls” - - https://mythvisionpodcast.com/dss Sign up for Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh’s Course, “Unforgettable Footprints of the Pauline Legacy” - - https://mythvisionpodcast.com/paulsle... Sign up for Dr. Dennis MacDonald’s Course, “Reading the Gospels with One Eye on Greek Poetry” - - https://mythvisionpodcast.com/homeric... Sign up for Dr. James Tabor’s Course, "Creating Jesus: Why Mark’s Gospel Was Forgotten?" - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/fir... Sign up for Dr. Dale C. Allison Jr's Course, “The Quest for The Historical Jesus” - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/jes... ============================ GET RECOMMENDED BOOKS HERE: 👉 https://amzn.to/35FqNYf ============================ Please consider supporting MythVision's work by joining our Patreon or contributing a one-time donation: Patreon: 👉 / mythvision Paypal: 👉 https://www.paypal.me/dereklambert7 - - @dereklambert7 Cashapp: 👉 $rewiredaddiction Venmo: 👉 www.venmo.com/Derek-Lambert-9 - - @Derek-Lambert-9 Facebook Stars: fb.com/stars ============================ CONTACT ME Website: 👉 https://mythvisionpodcast.com/ Email MythVision: 👉 [email protected] Facebook Page: 👉 / mythvision Facebook Group: 👉 / thewaterboyzradio Twitter X: 👉 https://x.com/DerekPodcast - - @DerekPodcast TikTok: 👉 / mythvision Instagram: 👉 / dereklambert_7 Discord: 👉 / discord =========================== LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gf3XMe... 🎧 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🎧 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/vh/6551369 🎧 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/61670kid 🎧 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/271777389/