Editing Josephus on Jesus (section)

==== Eusebius of Caesarea ====
In [[Wikisource:Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume I/Church History of Eusebius/Book II/Chapter 23|Book II, Chapter 23.20]] of his ''[[Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius)|Ecclesiastical History]]'', Eusebius mentions Josephus' reference to the death of James. Eusebius attributes the following quote to Josephus: "These things happened to the Jews to avenge James the Just, who was a brother of Jesus, that is called the Christ. For the Jews slew him, although he was a most just man." However, this statement does not appear in the extant manuscripts of Josephus.{{sfn|Painter|2005|pp=132–137}} Moreover, in Book III, chapter 11, Eusebius states that the conquest of Jerusalem immediately followed the martyrdom of James setting the martyrdom at {{circa|AD&nbsp;70}} rather than the {{circa|AD&nbsp;62}} given by Josephus.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250103.htm Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History, Book III], ch. 11.</ref><ref>Eddy, Paul R. and Boyd, Gregory A. (2007) The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition. Baker Academic, p. 189</ref>