This Man Was Friends With TONS of the Villains From the New Testament and He Wrote About It All
Josephus was a first-century historian who palled around with all the powerful people in Roman Judea and even knew several people involved in the killing of Jesus, John the Baptist, James the Apostle, and James the Brother of Christ (and maybe more). He was a deeply-connected treasure-trove of knowledge of the inner workings of the Jerusalem power-brokers during the time of Jesus, and he wrote extensively about what he knew.
Dr. TC Schmidt’s new book on the subject is available for free here: https://josephusandjesus.com/purchase-page/