Josephus mentioned John the Baptist

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Jewish historian Flavius Josephus wrote in Antiquities of the Jews, Book 18, Chapter 5, Section 2:

Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, that was called the Baptist; for Herod slew him, who was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness towards one another, and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism.​